The Bones Of What You Believe
by CHVRCHES

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-09-23
Overall rank: 1,265th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 364 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (21st)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (187th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,265th)

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The Bones Of What You Believe is ranked as the best album by CHVRCHES.

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The Bones Of What You Believe track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,265th | 2010s rank: 187th | 2013 rank: 21st
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2026 daisyTop 40 Greatest Music Albums2/4094
2026stangetzawayTop 29 Music Albums of 20135/294
2026 ERadioTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s73/1006
2026leniadTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s78/1005
2026wizardalienTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s84/1003
2026Cheboygan74Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s32/10014
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 201318/1004
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of 201343/1003
2026 TakaTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s90/1002
2026MoondanceTop 99 Music Albums of 201317/994
2026VanillaBeanTop 62 Music Albums of 201358/620
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s75/1005
2026wizardalienTop 17 Music Albums of 201311/172
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 20135/1005
2026araidernomoreTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s36/10013
2026 foxytreekoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums21/10080
2026Cheboygan74Top 22 Music Albums of 20134/224
2026 paladisiac#1 albums per year since 196054/66 -
2026 imacgillTop Greatest Music Albums 101-20075/100 -
2026 paladisiac21st century top albums 001-10026/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 257
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,376
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 364 votes)
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05/02/2026 13:28 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,77673/100
 
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04/18/2026 15:42 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100
 
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03/19/2026 08:21 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,44983/100
 
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03/10/2026 21:25 C_Krug2009  Ratings distribution  19179/100
 
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03/10/2026 20:06 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,35070/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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50/100
From 02/21/2025 19:41 | #307716
Enjoyable catchy synth-pop. The Mother We Share, We Sink and Gun are my highlights. Enjoyed the slower closing track too, You Caught The Light.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 12/29/2022 12:20 | #292300
Album Rating: 74.17
(890/12)

1.The Mother We Share 83
2.We Sink 70
3.Gun 72
4.Tether 73
5.Lies 75
6.Under The Tide 68
7.Recover 84
8.Night Sky 76
9.Science/Visions 74
10.Lungs 73
11.By The Throat 70
12.You Caught The Light 72
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From 07/19/2019 20:16 | #239860
Favorite Tracks:By The Throat
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Rating:  
80/100
From 05/08/2019 07:42 | #235983
A classic, innovative, essential album...

...lasting three songs, and after that's done, we hear track four and the others I guess
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Rating:  
65/100
From 04/17/2018 13:45 | #213114
Couple of tunes that I found appealing, but pretty forgettable overall.
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70/100
From 03/05/2018 15:10 | #210155
It's a really great synthpop album, one of the best that has come out in recent memory. Mother We Share, Gun and We Sink are brilliant songs. My issue with the album is that it's more of a collection of really good singles, rather than a cohesive album.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 11/06/2017 04:04 | #200846
Really well put together synth that explores some bitter feelings despite its warmth.
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65/100
From 06/05/2016 00:57 | #167866
Un buen inicio pero se diluye al final
Favoritas: Lies, The Mother We Share, Recover
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50/100
From 08/25/2014 06:17 | #120316
I liked Science/Visions but the rest really falls short in my opinion. All but a few of the tracks are filler and lack emotion. If you do not care for the mainstream style electronic production you most likely wont enjoy the singles on this one.
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80/100
From 06/03/2014 19:28 | #113632
Good synth pop, very 80's sounding (in a good way). The two male sung tracks are a change of pace from the rest of the album, but not in a bad way. Very enjoyable album.
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