The Big Dream
by David Lynch
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The Big Dream is ranked as the best album by David Lynch.
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The Big Dream track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Big Dream rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Libération Les meilleurs disques 2013 | 9/33 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Recently Departed: 2025 | 21/68 | - |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Moondance | Dylan covers 4a:US (Major Artists) | 96/100 | - |
| 2022 | pago82 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  meezus | Top 45 Music Albums of 2013 | 35/45 | 1 |
| 2018 |  Madadude | Top 75 Music Albums of 2013 | 10/75 | 4 |
| 2018 | Madadude | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2017 | hedera | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 16/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2024 02:19 |  Maxence | 12,752 | 61/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2023 21:13 | Fevernova | 3,162 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2022 03:39 | Moondance | 20,799 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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imacgill 07/22/2025 23:36 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)The Big Dream comments
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The second LP from visionary filmmaker David Lynch is a step down from the bonkers "Crazy Clown Time" but is still a good ride for building atmosphere. As long as you don't have high expectations, you'll be fine.
Strangely enough, "The Big Dream" is essentially David Lynch's pop album. That shouldn't be taken as an insult however, in fact it feels like a more refined album compared to his haphazard experimental debut "Crazy Clown Time" and solidifies Lynch as a serious musician. Of course, this is no ordinary "pop" record because it's a Lynch project, so expect a more warped take on classic songs about romantic longing, but overall it's a very good record that just falls short of his unearthly debut.
Certainly an interesting album, however it can be a bit hit and miss. Although it is only an hour long, it can be a bit of struggle to get through, enjoyable for the first few songs, but other songs like 'Sun Can't Be Seen No More' are just irritating.
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