Classics
by Ratatat
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Classics is ranked as the best album by Ratatat.
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Classics track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Classics rankings
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Classics ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2026 00:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,328 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 15:28 |  EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2026 02:28 | Liks_on_music | 655 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2025 02:23 |  ExTeaSea | 5,231 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 21:15 | Hyggevinyl | 4,448 | 72/100 |
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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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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
Boltzmann 09/17/2018 21:37 | #221239 | TOP COMMENT
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Oof... those aesthetics. Makes it sound almost like dream pop.
JulianR 12/18/2016 07:38 | #180436 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
covecove 08/13/2010 03:26 | #14282 | TOP COMMENT
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Really experimental, eclectic and interesting, this album is one of the best kept secrets of the last decade.
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