Hypermagic Mountain
by Lightning Bolt

Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-18
Overall rank: 11,386th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (209th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,997th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,386th)

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Lightning Bolt bestography

Hypermagic Mountain is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Lightning Bolt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Lightning Bolt is Wonderful Rainbow which is ranked number 4275 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 339.

Lightning Bolt album bestography « Higher ranked (11,285th)
Ride The Skies
This album (11,386th)
Hypermagic Mountain
Lower ranked (16,134th) »
Sonic Citadel

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Hypermagic Mountain rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,386th | 2000s rank: 1,997th | 2005 rank: 209th
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2026pinkfreud1981Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s52/10010
2026 ssteveTop 54 Music Albums of 20059/544
2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200590/1001
2026 LedZepTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s100/1000
2026shanelovesyou1111Top 98 Music Albums of 200569/982
2025DavideBernaTop 50 Music Albums of the 2000s49/501
2025UntitledTop 21 Music Albums of 200520/210
2025pinkfreud1981Top 13 Music Albums of 20057/133
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 200523/1004
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 2000s 0330/100 -
2024 HeliosTop 90 Music Albums of 200538/903
2024JohnnyoU R C magazine greatest albums of 2000’s (201 - 300)94/100 -
2024 NoisyBeastTop 100 Music Albums of 200542/1003
2023pjr428Top 55 Music Albums of 200521/553
2023eharrellTop 50 Greatest Music Albums36/5020
2023cmoshierTop 100 Music Albums of 200543/1003
2023 Xxnu99etxXTop 79 Music Albums of 200551/792
2023 Xxnu99etxXLightning Bolt Discography Ranked1/3 -
2022LosWochosTop 89 Music Albums of 200545/893
2022conallmaloneTop 50 Music Albums of 200532/502
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 43
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 104
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Hypermagic Mountain ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 50 votes)
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06/06/2026 12:55 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,87070/100
 
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10/22/2025 22:57 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,75665/100
 
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06/17/2025 22:05 idiotican  Ratings distribution  2,80374/100
 
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03/04/2025 05:42 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100
 
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01/30/2025 00:03 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,24573/100

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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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70/100
From 07/30/2022 09:12 | #287962
An intense and fast paced adventure that never slows down on any of its tracks. You really are thrown in the deep end straight away with 2 Morro Morro Land, which is the best track on the album in my opinion, as its relentless energy really hits you just as you start the record. The rest of the album then follows suit with this to a varying degree of success with some more absolutely incredible tracks coming up such as Mega Ghost and Dead Cowboy. Both are extremely frantic and really blow me away. The highlight of this whole record for me is the drum work though as it really injects the music with its passion and drives home that energetic and crazy feel that makes the music so unique. Overall, a special experience that needs a lot of attention and energy to truly appreciate.
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From 12/11/2018 08:10 | #226767
Mind-blowingly fast and intense. The best moments on here (2Morro Morro Land, Captain Caveman, Birdy, Mega Ghost, Dead Cowboy) are some of the most throttling noise rock I've ever heard.

As an album, it's a pretty challenging listen from front to back but as rewarding as they come. Certainly on par with "Wonderful Rainbow".

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