Engravings
by Forest Swords
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Engravings is ranked as the best album by Forest Swords.
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Engravings track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Engravings rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Bubblegum Cage III Blog Albums of the year 2013 | 4/10 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Stevensounds Blog My Top 100 Albums Of 2013 | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Electronic | 9/100 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 18 Music Albums of 2013 | 9/18 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2013 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut-2013 | 2/25 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 119 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 428 | |||
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Engravings ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 06:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,179 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 09:32 | cicadelic | 14,146 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 08:42 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
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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 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Engravings forum mentions
SleepDealer 07/27/2020 15:49 in What album are you listening to right now? RockyRaccoon 05/21/2018 23:04 in Electronic Music: Discussion & Competition
Anti 01/03/2017 23:45 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayEngravings comments
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Engravings has a fantastic atmosphere and the sounds keep it interesting the whole way through. The songwriting sort of loses me occasionally though. Certain parts do feel a bit repetitive and I'd prefer if the melodies had more direction. The closing track is absolutely stunning and I just wish the other tracks held up as well in comparison. Still, I enjoyed the whole thing quite a bit and definitely recommend giving it a listen.
Listened to it a while ago, don't see myself coming abck to it soon
Mophos 11/16/2013 14:49 | #92860 | TOP COMMENT
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The entire record is wrapped in a unique atmosphere. Cold, sensual and emotional.
Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/22/2016 15:43 | #160507
I'd smoke hookah with this album on, tbh.
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