Cruelty And The Beast
by Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth bestography
Cruelty And The Beast is ranked 2nd best out of 17 albums by Cradle of Filth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cradle of Filth is Dusk... And Her Embrace which is ranked number 26392 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 34.
(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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Cruelty And The Beast track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cruelty And The Beast rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1998 by Metal Storm | 19/20 | - |
| 2026 |  foxytreeko | Top 86 Music Albums of the 1990s | 69/86 | 4 |
| 2026 | foxytreeko | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 96/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1998 Pt 2 | 41/66 | - |
| 2024 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  covecove | Ruthless Agression | 71/100 | - |
| 2020 |  Spyglass | Top Black Metal Albums | 51/90 | - |
| 2019 | pago82 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1998 | 33/60 | 2 |
| 2017 | Burhart | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 5/10 | 10 |
| 2015 | sonicdiscourse | 1998 To-Do List | 52/72 | - |
| 2012 | Draug | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 35/40 | - |
| 2012 | skrilltopsy | Top 25 Greatest Music Albums | 10/25 | - |
| 2012 | Blonde Willy | Top 26 Greatest Music Albums | 5/26 | - |
| 1998 | Terrorizer | Albums Of The Year 1998 | 24/39 | 2 |
| 1998 | Rock Sound (France) | Best Albums 1998 | 24/51 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Cruelty And The Beast ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/17/2025 10:47 | Leginlists | 2,391 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2025 21:36 | foxytreeko | 1,561 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2025 02:00 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/02/2023 15:08 | fabm0 | 6,859 | 59/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2023 02:49 | covecove | 6,527 | 73/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.6/100, a mean average of 67.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.4.
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