Escape From Noise
by Negativland
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Escape From Noise is ranked as the best album by Negativland.
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Escape From Noise track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Escape From Noise 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 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1987 | 28/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 16/99 | 17 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 39 Music Albums of 1987 | 23/39 | 2 |
| 2024 | ENT | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 6/40 | 69 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 2 | 29/100 | - |
| 2022 |  kadupheming | Top 44 Music Albums of 1987 | 26/44 | 2 |
| 2022 |  sageamagoo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2019 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/100 | 13 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 128 | |||
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Escape From Noise ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/02/2026 13:12 | JamesMowbray | 5,702 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 07:26 | Zeppyfish | 40 | 94/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 22:54 | EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.
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This album is absolutely amazing. I discovered it by accident while searching “Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson” on Apple Music, and the song Michael Jackson from this album came up. I love experimental music and this album is pure madness. I think it deserves a higher ranking though I understand it’s not very appealing.
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