Nocturnes
by William Basinski
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William Basinski bestography
Nocturnes is ranked 13th best out of 21 albums by William Basinski on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by William Basinski is The Disintegration Loops I which is ranked number 1558 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,091.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Apr
18
Sat
KGNU Presents: William Basinski with Paul Riedl
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, Denver, United States. 
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Apr
28
Tue
WILLIAM BASINSKI with Kelly Moran
Star Theater, Portland, United States.
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Nocturnes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nocturnes rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 53,822nd | 2010s rank: 13,591st | 2013 rank: 1,389th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cicadelic | The New Yorker Best Albums 2013 | 6/42 | - |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - William Basinski (All inc. collab.) (USA) - Ranked | 27/27 | - |
| 2017 |  cestuneblague | 2013 special jury prize | 19/62 | - |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | 2010s Experimental | 26/30 | - |
| 2017 |  CellarDoor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2015 | prossi | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2013 | Playground | Los mejores discos del ano 2013 | 62/75 | 1 |
| 2013 | Resident | Resident Albums Of The Year 2013 | 66/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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Nocturnes ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 04/19/2024 04:40 |  ScrumpyArbuckle | 1,131 | 78/100 | |
| 05/23/2022 20:18 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 | |
| 01/12/2020 10:49 | cestuneblague | 8,045 | 80/100 | |
| 12/11/2019 22:30 |  Maxence | 12,672 | 61/100 | |
| 04/28/2019 18:19 | TodFitz | 27,355 | 63/100 |
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