II
by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra bestography
II is ranked as the best album by Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
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II track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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II rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Glide’s 20 Best Albums of 2013 | 19/40 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 92 Music Albums of 2013 | 32/92 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 86 Music Albums of 2013 | 58/86 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | NowhereMan | Top 16 Music Albums of 2013 | 3/16 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | notsquib | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 23/100 | 74 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 174 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 880 | |||
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II ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/06/2026 21:27 | matterhornrider | 5,203 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2026 21:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,304 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2026 09:32 |  nextorgd | 1,233 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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II forum mentions
neilgee 01/15/2026 18:10 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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II comments
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RockyRaccoon TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/09/2013 19:38 | #80714 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is an amalgamation of a few different genres. It has its lo-fi sound to it in places, it has some great guitar-work like you would expect out of straight rock music, and it has the reverb and spacey vocals you’d expect from dream pop. It’s a strange combination that actually works quite well.
It’s not often in indie rock that you come across someone like Ruban Nielson, someone who is a very good guitar player, but also an insane partier. Like, it’s amazing that he’s alive right now, and this is only their second album. But it works, and it works very well. You get some inventive melodies and some great rhythm to work with and you get a very solid album. (Edited)
A better 60s psych revival than Foxygen. Because, you know, they actually do something of their own with the sound instead of just trying to sound as much as possible like those (classic) bands.
This album re-defines lo-fi, it is certainly true that they are more creative than Foxygen but they are also less accesible as II doesn't have any songs that will strike most people first time round. Anyway this is really unique and Unknown mortal orchestra will either become one of the most influential bands ever or one of the most underrated. Anyone who likes this should check out my list, I put this as n°3 best psychedelic album of the last 20 years.
Well, I really like the first two songs.
Glad I stopped over looking this band and gave this album a chance, and loved it!
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