Observator
by The Raveonettes

Observator by The Raveonettes
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-09-11
Overall rank: 8,421st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 40 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (162nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,616th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,421st)

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The Raveonettes bestography

Observator is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by The Raveonettes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Raveonettes is In And Out Of Control which is ranked number 6729 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 194.

The Raveonettes album bestography « Higher ranked (6,729th)
In And Out Of Control
This album (8,421st)
Observator
Lower ranked (16,464th) »
Pretty In Black

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Observator rankings

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Overall rank: 8,421st | 2010s rank: 1,616th | 2012 rank: 162nd
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2026joathomeTop 80 Music Albums of 201243/802
2026cicadelicLibération 2012, disques de cœur. Les albums de l'année23/30 -
2026 MadhattanJackTop 76 Music Albums of 201231/763
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 201228/1004
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of 201221/1004
2026 PurplepashTop 77 Music Albums of 201232/773
2025 ERadioTop 35 Music Albums of 201219/352
2025 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 201290/1001
2025 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 201230/1004
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 201233/1003
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 201294/1000
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 201275/1001
2025Moondance2010's: albums 101 - 20047/100 -
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 201298/1000
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 201244/1003
2025 baystateoftheartTop 100 Greatest Music Albums82/10018
2024 baystateoftheartTop 88 Music Albums of the 2010s26/8814
2024RhettTop 81 Greatest Music Albums66/8115
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 201294/1000
2022cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of 201230/1004
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 35
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 148
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Observator ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 40 votes)
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06/01/2026 10:41 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,41270/100
 
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12/26/2025 13:20 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,73064/100
 
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04/15/2025 17:55 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,95881/100
 
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02/03/2025 22:52 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,23973/100
 
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01/28/2025 16:57 RasmV  Ratings distribution  2,53173/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.

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100/100
From 12/21/2024 17:32 | #306609
I love this album so much. Very underrated rock n roll band with pop sensibilities. This is easily one of the most solid albums of the 2010s. Every track is super hooky in this short and sweet little gem, and still has me wanting sing along 10+ years later.
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From 08/04/2023 09:16 | #298484
Album Rating: 81.22
(731/9)

11.09.11

The Raveonettes (DEN): Observator

1.Young And Cold 83
2.Observations 86
3.Curse The Night 74
4.The Enemy 75
5.Sinking With The Sun 84
6.She Owns The Streets 85
7.Downtown 73
8.You Hit Me (I'm Down) 92
9.Till The End 79
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Rating:  
80/100
From 09/22/2016 01:05 | #175553
I totally agree with alexgane, except for the best songs.....
I love 'curse the night', and 'you hit me' also.
Bottom line is this band (2 members), is very good.
They have many other albums just as good...
Highly underrated on this site.
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From 03/01/2016 21:26 | #161100
A good indie rock album.

Favorite tracks: Observations, She Owns The Street, Till The End
Less favorite tracks: Curse The Night, The Enemy, You Hit Me (I'm Down)
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