Computerwelt
by Kraftwerk

Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
Year: 1981
Release date: 1981-05-11
Overall rank: 502nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 555 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1981 (2nd)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (76th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (502nd)

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Kraftwerk bestography

Computerwelt is ranked 3rd best out of 19 albums by Kraftwerk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Kraftwerk is Trans Europa Express which is ranked number 313 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,357.

Kraftwerk album bestography « Higher ranked (380th)
Die Mensch·Maschine
This album (502nd)
Computerwelt
Lower ranked (968th) »
Autobahn

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Computerwelt track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Computerwelt rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 502nd | 1980s rank: 76th | 1981 rank: 2nd
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2026joathomeTop 41 Music Albums of 198137/411
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 49 Music Albums of the 1980s3/4919
2026 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 198115/1004
2026spewventuriTop 91 Music Albums of the 1980s78/913
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 198170/1002
2026HyggevinylTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s33/10014
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s54/1009
2026HyggevinylTop 57 Music Albums of 19819/574
2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s25/10015
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 40 Music Albums of 198112/404
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s26/10015
2026pinkfreud1981Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s91/1002
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 19814/1005
2026Cheboygan74Top 21 Music Albums of 19819/213
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s44/10011
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 19811/505
2026daCriticTop 30 Music Albums of 198115/303
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s43/10012
2026 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 19811/1005
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 19814/1005
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 493
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 3,424
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80/100 (from 555 votes)
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05/01/2026 05:04 ASOARE  Ratings distribution  2,23576/100
 
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04/18/2026 20:49 Gendjar  Ratings distribution  4,75256/100
 
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04/05/2026 08:32 zsolti  Ratings distribution  68181/100
 
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03/13/2026 01:05 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,70070/100
 
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03/06/2026 00:00 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  82248/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.8/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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25/100
From 03/27/2024 18:06 | #302710
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65/100
From 09/13/2023 01:34 | #299102
It’s ironic than this album is completely inspired by the artists Kraftwerk originally inspired. Go figure
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80/100
From 09/08/2022 20:08 | #289507
This album is one of the most dated in their catalogue and sometimes (for example Pocket Calculator) I couldn't help but laugh, but this band is so great at synthesisers and creating futuristic sounding melodies that I still enjoy this album in large part.
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70/100
From 01/10/2022 14:00 | #278997
Tough one to rate. On the one hand, the music is so dated but on the other hand, the band really grasped the coming social and personal problems that would emerge in the computer age.

On the other other hand, there’s a soothing and rhythmic lure to the music, on the other other other hand, Computer Love inspired a future Coldplay song, which can honestly never be forgiven.
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80/100
From 01/09/2022 09:23 | #278906
This is an album that is so short and sweet and it is packed full of enjoyable moments that make it so easy to fall in love with. Tracks like Computer World and Computer Love are so catchy and have such an amazing rhythm that you feel like you are getting infected by them. Musically, it can sound a little dated at times with some of the synthesisers but that just adds to the charm of the record for me. Whilst it is dated now when it first released it must have been completely stunning and unique to hear. The vocal matches the sound perfectly as well which creates a brilliant techno feel. At times the record can feel a little repetitive with the same or similar beats being used quite a lot. Overall, an album that is hard not to enjoy and one that is a pleasure for me to play every time I do.
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60/100
From 03/28/2021 22:44 | #267897
Oh dear. There are some nice moments but this sounds so dated. Very boring in places, and the vocoder vocals are so naff and the childish one-fingered synth melody lines get quite annoying. Sorry, but they had passed the torch on by this time and there so many better electronic albums in 1981 from the UK post-punk new wave creative explosion and from YMO. Only highlight is Home Computer which at least does some interesting stuff.
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85/100
From 07/16/2020 23:25 | #255698
Inventive as always. Computer World is one of the best Kraftwerk has to offer.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 04/19/2020 17:03 | #250223
Highlights:

Computer Liebe [Computer Love]
Computerwelt [Computer World]
Heimcomputer [Home Computer]
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From 12/31/2019 10:40 | #246195
Great.
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From 03/09/2019 15:48 | #233319
Favourite track: "Computer Love"
Least-liked track: "Computer World"
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