Under The Iron Sea
by Keane
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Keane bestography
Under The Iron Sea is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Keane on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Keane is Hopes And Fears which is ranked number 692 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,492.
(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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Under The Iron Sea track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Under The Iron Sea 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 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 5/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | chavaloricardin | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 57/100 | 41 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 92 Music Albums of 2006 | 38/92 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 7 Music Albums of 2006 | 5/7 | 2 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 25 Music Albums of 2006 | 21/25 | 1 |
| 2026 | Museman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 24 Music Albums of 2006 | 20/24 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 135 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,092 | |||
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Under The Iron Sea ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/28/2026 20:39 | luukvdschepop | 793 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2026 20:54 | RemainInLight | 3,826 | 36/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 03:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,297 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.
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Under The Iron Sea forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5416): By C_Krug2009View latest topic →
Rhyner 07/16/2025 17:25 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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Under The Iron Sea comments
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sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/02/2012 13:35 | #56495 | TOP COMMENT
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The only album I've heard by the band thus far. Atlantic is fantastic, but the rest is just a tad too poppy for me. Still good, though.
EDIT:
I'm getting into this album alot more now; the songs are well constructed and the keyboards and electronics add a nice atmosphere to it. It's definitely in my chart, but I still have one complaint: it's very, VERY loud. A shame, considering.
Eastwood 12/08/2014 21:34 | #129010 | TOP COMMENT
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Very good alternative rock/piano rock/pop rock album. Best 10 songs average is 88,2/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Nearly as good as their previous album "Hopes & fears", bit more even. But continuously strong without lows. Best song is "Is it any wonder?" 95/100, followed by "Hamburg song" and "Crystal ball" both 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100. Notable: "The iron sea" and "Crystal ball" are one track on my CD-release.
silverwing 10/13/2010 03:32 | #15689 | TOP COMMENT
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Underrated but not as good as Hopes and Fears. However it's such a good album to listen to and enjoy as well as pick a favourite song and enjoy on its own.
Incredibly underrated in comparison to Hopes and Fears. Atlantic could be the greatest piece of music that they have ever recorded!
Good cover. Good title. Dull and insipid songs though.
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