The Disintegration Loops
by William Basinski
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William Basinski bestography
The Disintegration Loops is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by William Basinski on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by William Basinski is The Disintegration Loops I which is ranked number 1612 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,066.
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The Disintegration Loops track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Disintegration Loops rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  kinglyostrich | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 34/99 | 66 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 42/100 | 58 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | ArnaudD | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 97/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  CellarDoor | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 15/100 | 77 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - William Basinski (All inc. collab.) (USA) - Ranked | 23/27 | - |
| 2025 |  Antonio-Pedro | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 57/100 | 39 |
| 2025 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 35/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 642 | |||
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The Disintegration Loops ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/03/2026 10:29 | DrunkenDadGaming | 45 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 15:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,596 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:25 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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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 80.6/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5386): By Antonio-Pedro
neilgee 12/17/2025 21:24 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)The Disintegration Loops comments
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Listen it complete if you dare
It's not bull of heaven so you can finish it (Edited)
The two last tracks are hard to find without having to pay ... but are one of the precious things in the universe
HoldenM 05/21/2015 06:48 | #142125 | TOP COMMENT
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Anyone who completes this deserves a medal. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that I deserve a medal for finishing this, though the experience of the album's glorious solemnity, and modest brilliance are reward enough. I look forward to future pilgrimages.
colonelchibbers 05/20/2015 05:04 | #142023 | TOP COMMENT
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There's something really affecting in this. May be overly repetitive for some but it's strangely sad hearing these loops falling apart before your very ears. Not to be overly Buddhist and pretentious, but it's a great reminder of impermanence.
This is ranked below Avenged Sevenfold? That's stupid.
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