Born Into This
by The Cult
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The Cult bestography
Born Into This is ranked 11th best out of 18 albums by The Cult on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Cult is Love which is ranked number 1251 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,398.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Born Into This track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Born Into This 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 |  jeremy9 | Top 81 Music Albums of 2007 | 45/81 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2022 | mrfloosak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 25 Music Albums of 2007 | 18/25 | 2 |
| 2021 | Highhopes | Top 6 Music Albums of 2007 | 2/6 | 4 |
| 2017 | Fischman | The Cult Albums Ranked | 8/11 | - |
| 2017 |  DanielNunes93 | Top 59 Music Albums of 2007 | 48/59 | 1 |
| 2013 |  ~SMiLE~ | Top 46 Music Albums of 2007 | 13/46 | 4 |
| 2007 | Classic Rock | Best Albums 2007 | 21/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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Born Into This ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/08/2026 12:17 | spinout | 3,494 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2025 18:13 | PapaShiz86 | 11,695 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2025 11:26 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,361 | 85/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.9/100, a mean average of 66.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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pedro1976 09/09/2024 16:35 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 08/26/2023 07:06 in What album are you listening to right now?Born Into This comments
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It is still recognisably The Cult. Astbury's voice seems a bit limited in range. Some flashes of interest. I particularly liked Citizens and Holy Mountain. Still cannot match their golden period but at least The Cult always try to do something different in their songs.
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