Rift (studio album) by Phish

Rift by Phish
Year: 1993
Overall rank: 5,320th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 58 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (94th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (889th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,320th)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Phish - Rift Ltd. Numbered Reissue on Jemp Records
Condition: Used

$172.99


Go to store

eBay
eBay
Rift - Audio CD By Phish - GOOD
Condition: Good

$249.52


Go to store

eBay
eBay
Phish Rift 2 LP New/Sealed Bitter Blue Vinyl Pressing
Condition: New

$159.00


Go to store

  My favourite store:  

Phish bestography

Rift is ranked 4th best out of 68 albums by Phish on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Phish is A Live One which is ranked number 3532 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 417.

Phish album bestography « Higher ranked (5,138th) This album (5,320th) Lower ranked (7,593rd) »
A Picture Of NectarRiftBilly Breathes

Upcoming concerts

Aug
22
Fri
20:00
Weird Phishes: A Mashup of Radiohead and Phish
Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Aug
22
Fri
20:00
Marcus Rezak's Dead vs. Phish (Shred is Dead & Gumbo)
Garcia's Chicago, Chicago, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Aug
24
Sun
12:00
Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Phish and More for Kids
Terminal West, Atlanta, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Rift on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Rift track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Rating: 80 (10 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
3.
Rating: 72 (10 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Rating: 78 (9 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
7.
Rating: 78 (11 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
9.
Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
11.
Rating: 79 (9 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
12.
Rating: 79 (13 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
14.
Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Rift rankings

Rift collection

Rift ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 58 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 58 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
95/100
 Report rating
07/14/2025 18:40 brent13  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,53572/100
 
100/100
 Report rating
03/04/2025 13:53 gregoyen  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3998/100
 
60/100
 Report rating
12/11/2024 08:18 TonySayers61  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 21,32164/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
11/18/2024 15:11 davidleewrong  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,31981/100
 
65/100
 Report rating
10/03/2024 15:30 Tamthebam  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 22,57569/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Rift favourites

Showing all 5 members who have added this album as a favourite

Rift comments

Showing all 3 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
80/100
From 05/01/2016 23:02
Some of this stuff, while brilliant causes anxiety for me for some reason. I think it's the musical dissonance and not always in a space (not just 7th/9th/13th chords), but I feel they create this dissonance in the same way... they have something that barely fits into something that shouldn't... it's this crazy musical idea I don't think many musicians have played with. It's great... just, well I can't want to listen to it all the time.

Overall the album is top notch quality, just not top notch listen-ability if that makes any sense.

I happen to think Farmhouse is their best studio effort.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 05/31/2013 03:24
Rift is Phish's best studio effort. It features some of Tom Marshall's best poetry, a unifying thematic concept, and beautiful cover art.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 03/10/2013 17:41
My Friend, My Friend is basically the epitome of studio Phish.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Rift

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1993
1. In Utero by Nirvana
2. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
3. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
4. Souvlaki by Slowdive
5. Vs. by Pearl Jam
6. Debut by Björk
7. Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest
8. Suede by Suede
9. Last Splash by The Breeders
10. August And Everything After by Counting Crows
11. Doggystyle by Snoop Doggy Dogg
12. Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) by Red House Painters
13. So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star
14. Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
15. Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
16. Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur
17. Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode
18. Pablo Honey by Radiohead
19. Undertow by Tool
20. Zooropa by U2
Back to Top