The Cat Empire
by The Cat Empire

The Cat Empire by The Cat Empire
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 10,216th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 25 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (188th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,773rd)
Award Best albums of all time (10,216th)

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The Cat Empire bestography

The Cat Empire is ranked as the best album by The Cat Empire.

The Cat Empire album bestography « Higher ranked
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This album (10,216th)
The Cat Empire
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The Cat Empire track list

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

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The Cat Empire rankings

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Overall rank: 10,216th | 2000s rank: 1,773rd | 2003 rank: 188th
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2026 PurplepashTop 57 Music Albums of 20039/574
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Greatest Music Albums62/10039
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s82/1004
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s4/10019
2025henrygreen0203Top 30 Music Albums of 20031/305
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s61/1008
2025henrygreen0203All Their Albums - Consistent Artists with Small Discographies72/98 -
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 200326/1004
2023ProgHeadsSuckTop 40 Greatest Music Albums35/4011
2020panapsalTop 94 Music Albums of 200379/941
2019henrygreen0203Artists Through the Decades90/99 -
2019henrygreen0203Cat Empire Albums Ranked Best to Worst1/8 -
2018 StrangelTop 18 Music Albums of 200314/181
2017henrygreen0203Favorites: No Rules80/100 -
2017ZoombyTop 40 Greatest Music Albums9/409
2016henrygreen02032 Kool 2 B 4-Gotten3/100 -
2015lanisTop 47 Music Albums of 200318/473
2014 qwert9579Top 10 Music Albums of 20031/105
2014jgdazzaTop 40 Greatest Music Albums21/40 -
2014KC ManTop 25 Greatest Music Albums22/25 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 23
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 117
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 25 votes)
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60/100
 
08/15/2025 13:21 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,88764/100
 
80/100
 
04/09/2025 03:19 Purplepash  Ratings distribution  4,79575/100
 
70/100
 
03/07/2025 15:21 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,86370/100
 
95/100
 
01/28/2024 07:07 SirBagel  Ratings distribution  195/100
 
70/100
 
10/12/2023 19:48 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86975/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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95/100
From 01/28/2024 07:08 | #301545
This is such a good record. Seriously, there's not a bad song on it. I do think that "Beanni" is a little bit of a filler song and could have been removed, but otherwise it's just fantastic from start to end.
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90/100
From 08/31/2013 03:04 | #84874
Contains tons of laid-back catchy tunes. The fusion of genres is the highlight of this album, full of energy and creativity. Sadly, they could never come close to topping this debut release.
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