The Terror
by The Flaming Lips
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The Flaming Lips bestography
The Terror is ranked 8th best out of 47 albums by The Flaming Lips on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Flaming Lips is Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots which is ranked number 117 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,620.
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The Terror track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Terror 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 | bonnequestion | Top 19 Music Albums of 2013 | 15/19 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | AllMusic Best of 2013 | 18/50 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 17 Music Albums of 2013 | 5/17 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Glide’s 20 Best Albums of 2013 | 26/40 | - |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 86 Music Albums of 2013 | 83/86 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2013 | 26/95 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 132 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 464 | |||
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The Terror ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 05:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,619 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 00:45 | Proto | 4,290 | 33/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:19 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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Dark electronic psych masterpiece (Edited)
teague 08/31/2021 18:40 | #273131
Dark yet bright. Heavy yet light. Flaming Lips create the ultimate paradox with The Terror.
This is one of my favourites from them. If you thought "Embryonic" was dark, welcome to "The Terror". It sounds haunting, apocalyptic and in an odd way sort of breaks my heart. Yes, it's noisy and sometimes quite obtuse, but it feels absolutely *right*. Easily one of the top 50 of the decade.
Unlike "Embryonic", "The Terror" is by no means a difficult record. It soothes and mesmerises with its delightful mix of psychedelic rock and ambient pop, complete with waves of electronica. This is another dark and noisy record from The Flaming Lips, but it's also quite beautiful, warm and atmospheric in its own right. Don't let the lengthy track runtimes deter you either; the tracks seem to glide by and before you know it the 55 minute record is over. Perhaps their best effort since 2002's "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots".
JulianR 03/30/2018 08:53 | #211984
I remember when I was first exploring the FLips discography I didn't care much for this album (though Try To Explain has been one of my favorite songs ever since I heard it). However, I don't think I gave this album its due. Its got a really cool sound to it, with tons of synthy layers, almost shoegaze-y in some parts. Though it can get a little repetitive, it makes p for it well in overall atmosphere and ambiance. It plays almost like a loud ambient album.
75/100
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