Classics (studio album) by Ratatat

Classics by Ratatat
Year: 2006
Release date: 2006-08-22
Overall rank: 4,828th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 99 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2006 (85th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (836th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,828th)

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Classics is ranked as the best album by Ratatat.

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Classics track list

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 99 votes)
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07/20/2025 21:15 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,03673/100
 
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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 76.2/100, 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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90/100
From 01/19/2020 02:18
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
Oof... those aesthetics. Makes it sound almost like dream pop.
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From 12/18/2016 07:38
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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65/100
From 08/13/2010 03:26
Really experimental, eclectic and interesting, this album is one of the best kept secrets of the last decade.
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