Classics
by Ratatat

Album
Classics by Ratatat
Year: 2006
Release date: 2006-08-22
Overall rank: 4,091st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 102 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2006 (69th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (686th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,091st)

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Classics is ranked as the best album by Ratatat.

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Classics track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Montanita
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
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Lex
Average Rating: 79 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Gettysburg
Average Rating: 77 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
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Wildcat
Average Rating: 78 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
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Tropicana
Average Rating: 76 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
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Loud Pipes
Average Rating: 81 (18 votes)Comments: View 0
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Kennedy
Average Rating: 79 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
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Swisha
Average Rating: 76 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
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Nostrand
Average Rating: 76 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
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Tacobel Canon
Average Rating: 76 (11 votes)Comments: View 0

Classics rankings

Classics rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,091st | 2000s rank: 686th | 2006 rank: 69th  Overall chart history
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Classics ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 102 votes)
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75/100
 !		06/05/2026 00:53 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,69270/100
 
65/100
 !		06/02/2026 15:28 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,98565/100
 
90/100
 !		04/11/2026 02:28 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  65681/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.


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Classics forum mentions

This album has been referenced 4 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Tha1ChiefRocka 05/20/2018 20:59 in ChiefRocka in 2026
“With summer right around the corner, I thought it would be fun for me to revisit some of what I would consider "summer" albums. At least what summer would mean to me. Late nights, cookouts, hanging out with friends, long rambling drives, etc. Some will be specific summers that I can remember, but…”
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From paulpoisson 08/13/2016 01:15 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From RockyRaccoon 05/24/2015 20:10 in You must listen to the album below you.
“For Rocky: So I did both, cause why not. For this one, I actually liked it quite a bit. As it started, I envisioned it getting a little old after awhile, and it did a little bit, but I'll be damned if there weren't some songs that were still pretty jamming past the halfway point of the album. I…”
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Classics comments

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65/100
From 08/13/2010 03:26 | #14282 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Really experimental, eclectic and interesting, this album is one of the best kept secrets of the last decade.
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85/100
From 12/18/2016 07:38 | #180436 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is a wonderful album, currently ranked 11th on my all time chart. Ratatat has been putting out amazing stuff without much recognition for a while now. How this is ranked 55th out of 2006 albums is staggering. It shoulg be top 10 of the 2000's tops. You've probably heard 'loud pipes,' but so many of these other songs are so very good. Listen to this album and 'magnifique' for a very pleasent musical journey.
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90/100
From 01/19/2020 02:18 | #246989 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I personally think this is Ratatat's strongest effort, so many immediately engaging songs on this album - if they could've kept the consistency throughout, it would be a perfect 10. Let's be perfectly clear: Kennedy friggin' SLAPS.

Favorite tracks: Kennedy, Lex, Wildcat, Loud Pipes
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70/100
From 09/17/2018 21:37 | #221239 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Oof... those aesthetics. Makes it sound almost like dream pop.
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