Synthesist
by Harald Grosskopf
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Synthesist is ranked as the best album by Harald Grosskopf.
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Synthesist track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Synthesist rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 59 Music Albums of 1980 | 57/59 | 0 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 85 Music Albums of 1980 | 40/85 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 52 Music Albums of 1980 | 28/52 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Jimmy Dread | You BEAutiful People! Top Recs From Other Members | 27/99 | - |
| 2025 | Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  meccalecca | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 42/50 | 1 |
| 2024 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 37/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 45 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 171 | |||
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Synthesist ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 19:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2026 21:24 | Hyggevinyl | 4,474 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 20:35 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Synthesist forum mentions
Purplepash 11/05/2020 03:31 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Repo 04/12/2020 13:05 in ALC 2.0: The Next GenerationSynthesist comments
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ButterThumbz TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/24/2013 11:13 | #62680 | TOP COMMENT
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Was this album born from an egg on a mountain top or what? Great stuff!
Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/27/2016 08:16 | #179193 | TOP COMMENT
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This album's confused the fuck out of me. Parts of it are gorgeous and sound like electric bliss. Others sound like Jean-Michel Jarre for hipsters. I don't know if I like it, but I definitely don't hate it, although I find the first side an easier listen than the second. Might have to give it another (few dozen) listen(s)...
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