Empires
by VNV Nation
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VNV Nation bestography
Empires is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by VNV Nation on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by VNV Nation is Transnational which is ranked number 34757 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 23.
(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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Empires track list
No tracks have been rated on this album yet.Empires rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 1 hour ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 51 Music Albums of 1999 | 12/51 | 4 |
| 2025 | Landenbrook | Top 29 Greatest Music Albums | 29/29 | 3 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2018 | Imaybeparanoid | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2015 | Neurot5 | Top 31 Greatest Music Albums | 14/31 | - |
| 2015 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE GOTH ALBUMS | 74/100 | - |
| 2014 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2012 | vesander | Top 42 Music Albums of the 1990s | 32/42 | 5 |
| 2010 | redmenace84 | Top 25 Greatest Music Albums | 4/25 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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Empires ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/09/2026 04:37 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2026 17:14 |  CellarDoor | 8,709 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2024 16:48 |  nmte | 332 | 56/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2022 10:10 |  doombringer | 2,313 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2021 20:32 | TodFitz | 27,374 | 63/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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