Meet The Residents
by The Residents

Meet The Residents by The Residents
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 2,172nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 165 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (404th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,172nd)

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The Residents bestography

Meet The Residents is ranked 2nd best out of 138 albums by The Residents on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Residents is Not Available which is ranked number 1860 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 894.

The Residents album bestography « Higher ranked (1,860th)
Not Available
This album (2,172nd)
Meet The Residents
Lower ranked (4,706th) »
Eskimo

(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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Meet The Residents rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,172nd | 1970s rank: 404th | 1974 rank: 38th

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Meet The Residents ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 165 votes)
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01/15/2026 22:18 glebrus  Ratings distribution  19486/100
 
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12/30/2025 00:47 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79370/100
 
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11/20/2025 00:20 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,13076/100
 
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07/09/2025 21:18 ForegroundNoise  Ratings distribution  2,96960/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.

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55/100
From 05/31/2023 13:36 | #297320
Weirdness and genius level is 100, but beware to loose your mind! = :(
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70/100
From 04/13/2022 22:48 | #284212
This is a crazy experience and definitely one of the more strange albums I have heard in a while. The Residents always stand out by themselves as one of the most experimental and unique album makers on the planet. Every record is different and provide a complete rollercoaster of a ride from start to finish. If you aren't into this weird musical tinkering then I completely understand why you may hate this album as this is what holds it back. However, they are very talented musicians and their prowess actually flies under the radar because of how crazy their sound is. They demonstrate it very well on here with their diverse instrumentation which are all performed very well. There are some filler tracks but also there is some quality songs hidden in here as well. Overall, this might not be their best album but it is a journey and one that I very much enjoy embarking on.
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90/100
From 03/14/2022 16:26 | #282824
This shit is wacky.
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85/100
From 06/07/2013 23:50 | #78317
@yourself agreed 100%. The Residents are actually some of the most technically skilled musicians the world has ever heard. I strongly suggest checking out The Third Reich & Roll which combines pop music, commercial jingles, sound collage, and much darker musically imagery into something truly unique
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From 06/07/2013 22:44 | #78312
Its basically just a silly experimental parody of pop music...but underneath that there is something weirdly sad and moving about the resident's music. Like one moment their are funny squonking noises or something, but then we get some pretty minor key piano playing, or that funny but kinda sad choir at the end of n-er-gee.

I get the sense that they are a lot more musically competent than they often sound.
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