Modern Guilt
by Beck
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Modern Guilt is ranked 8th best out of 22 albums by Beck on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Beck is Odelay which is ranked number 266 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,033.
(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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Modern Guilt track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Modern Guilt 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 | BlueNote | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/99 | 11 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | CultureDeluxe Best Albums 2008 | 49/49 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | BoxFL | Top 46 Music Albums of the 2000s | 3/46 | 19 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 79 Music Albums of 2008 | 45/79 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 59 Music Albums of 2008 | 3/59 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2008 | 83/95 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 202 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 711 | |||
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Modern Guilt ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 20:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,943 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 17:04 | lolhahaha | 82 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:59 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Some have grumbled that "Modern Guilt" is minor Beck. Sure it doesn't twist your mind into as many shapes as its predecessor ("The Information"), provide the perfect soundtrack for cruising through Los Angeles ("Guero") or open your ears to the enormous sonic possibilities of sadness ("Sea Change"). Yet "Modern Guilt" is a step forward with its stripped down more rock heavy sound and fairly plain album jacket. Lyrically it constitutes some of his richest, most honest writing yet. Personally I wish the production was less murky (why not a little more shine?), but it's a small complaint. Each song is impressive, but none on the album can top the ethereal "Chemtrails". I've haven't heard anything this year as musically stimulating or as darkly haunted.
Sometype 07/26/2015 23:28 | #146494 | TOP COMMENT
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I personally believe this album is not only underrated in terms of Beck's discography but underrated in general too. Each track is as solid as the last, the hooks are catchy and I found myself enjoying myself all the way through this album. It just has such a nice, solid, reflective vibe running through the whole thing. It's the slight experimentations that make this record, little out of the blue things that make this album a true gem in my eyes. The only flaw I can put my finger on with this album is that it can get a little too "folky" at times. Yet, Beck's talent and musicianship really shines on this record and it is definitely one of all time favourites. (Edited)
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/15/2012 04:53 | #38353 | TOP COMMENT
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If this is bad work by Beck... That not too shabby. Beck is amazing.
There are acoustic versions of all the songs. Track them down--they are amazing.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/03/2012 01:04 | #41418 | TOP COMMENT
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A short, straightforward album. It's an okay album but I don't think I listened to it very many times. It doesn't have much to keep you coming back. I wonder when we'll get another album from him.
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