III
by Crystal Castles
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Crystal Castles bestography
III is ranked 3rd best out of 4 albums by Crystal Castles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Crystal Castles is Crystal Castles which is ranked number 1178 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,485.
(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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III track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
III rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 15 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  kadupheming | Top 99 Music Albums of 2012 | 60/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2012 by Obscure Sound | 47/50 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 89 Music Albums of 2012 | 34/89 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 46 Music Albums of 2012 | 5/46 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Owl 50 Best Albums of 2012 | 13/50 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 20/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 90 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 240 | |||
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III ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | emiro | 145 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 04:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,261 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 15:46 | TonySayers61 | 25,926 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, 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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III forum mentions
sg6 07/02/2014 17:10 in What album are you listening to right now?
revolver94 11/26/2013 03:41 in Black and WhiteIII comments
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Not really my thing, but thought I'd give it a listen, some good tracks early on, loses its way in the middle and nice calming track at the end. Not sure if Ill listen to any more of there music.
i was an orphan and homeless for a month and this album made me not care. it was raining. stay away from praça do por do sol after midgnight
Not their greatest effort. But with tracks like kerosene and pale flesh i still have a lot of hope for a greater album in the future.
NubbinBased 02/24/2013 06:34 | #65969 | TOP COMMENT
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It definitely helps to have a lyrics sheet in front of you.
NubbinBased 02/08/2013 03:40 | #64440 | TOP COMMENT
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Pretty much what bryatk said..
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