Mutations
by Beck
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Beck bestography
Mutations is ranked 7th best out of 22 albums by Beck on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Beck is Odelay which is ranked number 267 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,992.
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Mutations track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Mutations 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 |  junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '95 to '04 | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1998 | 3/18 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 73 Music Albums of 1998 | 47/73 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | F2LF: Beck | 6/13 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 13 Music Albums of 1998 | 3/13 | 4 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 85 Music Albums of 1998 | 74/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 25 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/25 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 289 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,051 | |||
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Mutations ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 20:37 |  Special | 3,099 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2026 20:37 | luukvdschepop | 794 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2026 00:28 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Mutations forum mentions
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/03/2012 02:50 | #41435 | TOP COMMENT
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This was supposed to be a B-Sides or EP. The album didn't even want to release it. It is subdued, varied, and less accessible than Odelay. It is a preview of the melancholy of Sea Change, and the funk of Midnight Vultures. An underrated album in a brilliant catelogue.
I'm a big fan of this one. I like a lot of Beck songs, but there are inevitably a few tracks on every album that are too out there for my taste. Not the case with Mutations. A very mellow album, but I love every track.
drivebytornado 03/02/2013 04:59 | #66633 | TOP COMMENT
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Beck followed up Odelay with this one, which didn't sound anything like what he'd released to this point. Very mellow, lots of acoustic guitar, but it sounds great.
"Cold Brains" and "Lazy Flies" are my favorites here. (Edited)
When you already have your material "ready", this is what you can do in a studio in just two weeks. Frankly I've never understood why anyone would willingly pay for the use of a studio if they have nothing to work with to begin with...
I'm pretty sure we'd get more and better stuff out if more artists/bands would adhere to this two-weeks-in-a-studio rule.
Beck on his lyrics: "On the one hand, they’re incredibly important; on the other hand, they shouldn’t be important at all." I think Cobain would agree.
It matters how you record your music. We'd all be making music with just computers if the results just wouldn't leave us so damn cold, unaffected, for most parts...
For me christianity and scientology (just to mention two belief systems) are just two alternative methods that promise to rid you from your money and your wealth in exchange for a "purer" conscience and general "understanding". All I can say is that if it works for ya, then good for you, hunny. Just keep it to yourself, that's all.
I'm pretty sure this record will remain as Beck's magnum opus when all the dust has finally settled. (Edited)
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/04/2013 00:03 | #59954 | TOP COMMENT
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Probably one of the weakest Beck albums but still had a few solid tracks like Lazy Flies and Tropicalia.
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