Lonerism
by Tame Impala

Lonerism by Tame Impala
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-10-05
Overall rank: 85th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 1,897 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2012 (2nd)
Award Top 10 albums of the 2010s (7th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (85th)

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Lonerism is ranked as the best album by Tame Impala.

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Lonerism track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 85th | 2010s rank: 7th | 2012 rank: 2nd
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2026KettwigTop 21 Music Albums of 201212/212
2026sunnydhammTop 43 Music Albums of 201221/433
2026 LedZepTop 50 Music Albums of 201210/504
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 200 Reorganized According To My Taste92/100 -
2026fabm0List 201261/92 -
2026SkernsTop 100 Music Albums of 201246/1003
2026 PurplepashTop 77 Music Albums of 201211/774
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s34/10013
2026 ERadioTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s87/1003
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s42/10012
2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 201213/1004
2026 LedZepTop 99 Music Albums of the 2010s76/995
2026wizardalienGreatest Albums (One Album Per Year)28/66 -
2026gregthealienTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s38/10013
2026 travelfulTop 100 Greatest Music Albums18/10081
2026saltysurpriseTop 41 Music Albums of 201213/414
2026jwalsh97Top 100 Greatest Music Albums53/10046
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 20121/1005
2026joathomeTop 80 Music Albums of 201266/801
2026 katerpillarTop 52 Music Albums of the 2010s8/5217
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 1,425
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 13,876
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85/100 (from 1,897 votes)
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05/19/2026 00:36 golrab67  Ratings distribution  17391/100
 
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05/09/2026 19:54 LeifErickson  Ratings distribution  1090/100
 
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04/24/2026 11:00 stanchoiaz  Ratings distribution  26876/100

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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 84.6/100, a mean average of 83.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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75/100
From 05/01/2024 08:45 | #303297
As good as the singles which were already familiar. After a fairly drab start, most tracks maintain the standard of "Elephant". T3 Apocalypse Dreams & T7 Feels Like We Only Go Backwards are standouts.

Much of the album is so lennonesque, that it leaves me thinking just what would have become of The Beatles, had they survived into our present moment. I fear that they too would have become a band unlikely to scale the airplay and download charts of the 2010s.

Tame Impala, likewise, are very accomplished and delightful to listen to make more than a faint impression on the current commercial musical scene.
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75/100
From 04/30/2024 07:17 | #303260
Just as good as the singles, album, most of the tracks maintain the high standard of "Elephant". The other stand out tracks are, of course, Apocalypse Dreams & Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.

As has already been said, much of the album is so lennonesque, that it leaves me thinking just what would have become of The Beatles, had they survived into our present moment. I fear that they too would have become a band unlikely to scale the airplay and download charts of the 2010s.

Tame Impala are very accomplished and delightful to listen to, but their music may have to take a turn for the worse, if they are not to become yet another good musical act to make little more than a very faint impression on the current musical scene.
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70/100
From 06/13/2023 20:13 | #297583
Nostalgic and referential while still feeling wholly unique
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From 04/30/2023 21:50 | #296512
This is a solid record with some great individual tracks on here that stand out and are so easy to love. The stylings are unique and there is a lot of character and individuality in the music on here. It sounds fantastic as well with the music being so clear and clean which allows us to just sit back and get lost in this modern great. Overall, a classic Tame Impala record which has everything that people love about the artist on here which makes it easy to see why it is so highly ranked.
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90/100
From 01/18/2023 11:08 | #293029
Lonerism takes what was brilliant in Innerspeaker and manages to dial everything up to eleven. The production has far more nuance and character while remaining un-mistakenly by the same artist. The hits timeless and the influence of The Beatles and The Zombies is present throughout.
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85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:38 | #289100
Solid album
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80/100
From 05/11/2022 13:55 | #285225
2010¨s glam rock vibes..
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80/100
From 02/18/2022 19:50 | #281502
Fun, poppy, and peppy. Sounds like John Lennon when the distortion is applied to the vocals (like in Why Won’t They Talk To Me) and Elephant is a great, driving banger.
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80/100
From 02/16/2022 22:07 | #281404
This album is super solid. Has some really neat Beatles-esque moments which are super fun. Overall really good!
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85/100
From 02/04/2022 18:17 | #280742
Great stuff!
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