MGMT
by MGMT
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MGMT bestography
MGMT is ranked 5th best out of 10 albums by MGMT on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by MGMT is Oracular Spectacular which is ranked number 331 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,064.
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MGMT track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
MGMT rankings
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MGMT ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 07:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,149 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 15:57 |  Cargusbralem | 915 | 67/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2026 21:45 | Devilwoac | 1,379 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 10:44 | TonySayers61 | 25,060 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 05:42 | brent13 | 2,128 | 67/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.4/100, a mean average of 66.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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teague 06/30/2020 03:38 | #254785
Definitely their weakest release. It's a bit too self-indulgent. I like Your Life Is a Lie and Alien Days. Rest is pretty forgettable.
luigybetis 02/16/2018 12:31 | #208437
1st song and last 3 are pretty good, but there are some songs in here that completely destroy the album for me. Weakest album by MGMT, 5/10.
I feel Congratulations struck a good balance between the "weird" and the "accessible". This one skewed too far into the weird end of things and I just couldnt get into it
A group with an imagination that's willing to take some musical chances. How refreshing!
craola 05/27/2014 17:36 | #113036
Not really any bad tracks, but no legendary ones either.
I'm glad they're focusing more on the psychedelic genre rather than radio hits like Kids or Time to Pretend. This album is very experimental and hard to get into. After a few listens, this is definitely the worst out of the three albums they made. To me, the vocals sound too quiet and blend in with the background. This album focuses more on the sound and production which is pretty good on this album. I'd give this album a close 7.5/10
Best tracks: Alien Days, Mystery Disease, A Good Sadness
quincytejani 11/07/2013 20:49 | #91099
Good but not great. Experimental and somewhat memorable
This is a fun album and I like how dense it is, but too many songs are forgettable or just don't have a very strong replay value for me. An Orphan of Fortune and Mystery Disease are great though.
On a first listen, my impression is that this album is a lot more cohesive than their first two offerings. It gives the impression that their experimentation is finally leading somewhere, but it needs more time to sink in before I can say where.
johnner 09/13/2013 20:53 | #85893 | TOP COMMENT
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Anyone who was nonplussed at how accessible their 'difficult' 2nd album was, well MGMT sounds like what they expected back in 2010. As far as I can make out there are, at the most, 4 or 5 proper pop songs here whilst the second half (except for Plenty Of Girls in the Sea) seems to be taken over by atmospheric, rhythmic, psych-electro pulses that seem to drift by.
Regardless, MGMT is a very brave step forward into the great unknown. Respect.
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