The Disintegration Loops IV
by William Basinski

The Disintegration Loops IV by William Basinski
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 18,171st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 39 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2003 (340th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (3,304th)
Award Best albums of all time (18,171st)

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William Basinski bestography

The Disintegration Loops IV is ranked 6th best out of 25 albums by William Basinski on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by William Basinski is The Disintegration Loops I which is ranked number 1597 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,080.

William Basinski album bestography « Higher ranked (15,061st)
A Shadow In Time
This album (18,171st)
The Disintegration Loops IV
Lower ranked (25,068th) »
Melancholia

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Disintegration Loops IV rankings

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Overall rank: 18,171st | 2000s rank: 3,304th | 2003 rank: 340th
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2026Cheboygan74Top 21 Music Albums of 200314/212
2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 200354/1002
2025 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 200354/1002
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - William Basinski (All inc. collab.) (USA) - Ranked19/27 -
2024MaxStorm98Top 67 Music Albums of 200339/672
2023 BozoTyrannusTop 11 Music Albums of 20039/111
2022WallerandTop 31 Music Albums of 200314/313
2022 MercuryTop 59 Music Albums of 200342/592
2021stereo_mikeTop 50 Music Albums of 20033/505
2021mlgprounicornTop 100 Music Albums of 200330/1004
2020 CellarDoorTop 68 Music Albums of 200333/683
2020panapsalTop 94 Music Albums of 200363/942
2020 BozoTyrannusTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s78/1005
2019 LowkeyTop 100 Music Albums of 200328/1004
2019stereo_mikeTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s21/10016
2014 philbutrinTop 100 Music Albums of 200312/1004
2004Stylus MagazineTop 40 Albums of 200417/42 -
2004Porcys10 najlepszych płyt 20046/13 -
2003Ultimate Record Collection (Magazine)Greatest albums of 200313/534
2002The Silent BalletThe Top 50 Releases Of 20026/53 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 20
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 60
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 39 votes)
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75/100
 
06/02/2026 03:38 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,41470/100
 
70/100
 
03/23/2025 16:39 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,99773/100
 
75/100
 
04/10/2024 02:17 colonelchibbers  Ratings distribution  2,96477/100
 
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01/01/2024 20:04 Cheboygan74  Ratings distribution  1,28952/100
 
75/100
 
10/31/2023 02:58 NoisyBeast  Ratings distribution  13,31574/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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