Stupid Dream
by Porcupine Tree
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Porcupine Tree bestography
Stupid Dream is ranked 4th best out of 47 albums by Porcupine Tree on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Porcupine Tree is Fear Of A Blank Planet which is ranked number 451 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,711.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Stupid Dream track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Stupid Dream rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 54 Music Albums of 1999 | 23/54 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 99 Music Albums of 1999 | 41/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000) | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 21 Music Albums of 1999 | 5/21 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | December 2022 (deleting) | 87/99 | - |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 23 Music Albums of 1999 | 19/23 | 1 |
| 2026 | Drbassexpert24 | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1990s | 35/91 | 13 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 65/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 171 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 941 | |||
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Stupid Dream ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/31/2026 22:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,858 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 21:07 | Timooosterink | 914 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 18:58 |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Stupid Dream forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/31/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5421): By Simon_bramhall BestEverAlbums 08/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5419): By MasterOfPuppetsStupid Dream comments
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Their most commercial album but none the worse for it. Every track is spot on. It starts with For Even Less - a brilliant, haunting tale of lost youth and friendship. Piano Lessons follows - for anyone who has ever taken any, it aches with memories. Slave Called Shiver and This Is No Rehearsal also stand out, with the final song - Stop Swimming - rounding it all out. Just wonderful.
sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/16/2012 14:42 | #58040 | TOP COMMENT
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The best Porcupine Tree album, and one of the best albums I've ever listened to. Consistent all the way through and perfect for long listening sessions. The whole album is fantastic - there is never a low point.
Just look at A Smart Kid, Tinto Brass, Piano Lessons, Don't Hate Me, and Even Less; they are all the best song on the album, depending on your mood when listening to it. Stop Swimming, Pure Narcotic, and Stranger By The Minute are other highlights. Slave Called Shiver, Baby Dream In Cellophane, and This Is No Rehearsal are also great. And Stupid Dream's awesome, as far as 30-second interludes go.
I don't think there are any songs left on the album once you take those away. :)
So give it a try. And once you try this, check out the rest of their fantastic discography (specifically In Absentia and Deadwing). You'll be marvelled and taken away by their sound, unique to every release they've put out.
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/25/2017 17:03 | #186326 | TOP COMMENT
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Digging into Mr. Wilson's back catalogue. This is just more amazing music from a true master. The dude just keeps moving higher up my list of favourite musical artists. I don't get why there's not more love for Stranger by the Minute, a riff as great as any of the best Frusciante.
Brilliant album from Porcupine Tree. Favourites are Even Less, Don't Hate Me, A Smart Kid and Tinto Brass. It was this album that got me interested in Radiohead - for obvious reasons!
100/100
Top 30 albums of the 1990s without a doubt!
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