Observator
by The Raveonettes

Album
Observator by The Raveonettes
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-09-11
Overall rank: 8,334th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 40 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (167th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (1,633rd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,334th)

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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 6840 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 191.

The Raveonettes album bestography « Higher ranked (6,840th)
In And Out Of Control This album (8,334th)
Observator Lower ranked (16,521st) »
Raven In The Grave

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Observator rankings

Observator rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,334th | 2010s rank: 1,633rd | 2012 rank: 167th  Overall chart history
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Observator collection

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Johan
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Laurence
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LadyGodiva
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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  15,69270/100
 
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 !		12/26/2025 13:20 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  25,71764/100
 
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 !		04/15/2025 17:55 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  6,00381/100

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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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Observator forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 08/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5418): By baystateoftheart
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by baystateoftheart () 1. by (1966) 2. by (1965) 3. by (1967) 4. by (1972) 5. by (1972) 6. (2015) 7. by (2013) 8. by (1969) 9. (1971) 11. by (2015) 12. by by (2012) 14. (1989) 15. (1970) 16. (2007) 17. by (1964) 18. by (1975) 19. by (1971) 21.…”
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From Purplepash 11/18/2018 08:37 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From Purplepash 11/18/2018 08:32 in You must listen to the album below you.
“From Baystate: Not bad...I enjoyed it...but nothing extra special. The album lacks a really great track. Good enough to just make my yearly chart for that year. For Baystate: I find you one of the hardest to recommend for, but I'll keep trying to find a common ground that you haven't already heard…”
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Observator comments

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80/100
From 09/22/2016 01:05 | #175553 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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100/100
From 12/21/2024 17:32 | #306609 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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From 03/01/2016 21:26 | #161100 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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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95/100
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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