London Zoo
by The Bug (UK)

London Zoo by The Bug (UK)
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-07-07
Overall rank: 5,886th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 47 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (92nd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,011th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,886th)

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The Bug (UK) bestography

The best album by Kevin Richard Martin is London Zoo which is ranked number 5886 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 230.

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London Zoo track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,886th | 2000s rank: 1,011th | 2008 rank: 92nd
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2026jonny5244Upcoming Album Club Picks 158/100 -
2026 HaydenTop 90 Music Albums of 200886/900
2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s82/1004
2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200840/1003
2026cicadelicPlan B Best Albums 200817/22 -
2026cicadelicMusic Australia Guide Best Albums 20089/50 -
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s82/1004
2026 LedZepHip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days99/100 -
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 2008 by The Observer (Incomplete)9/14 -
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 200825/1004
2026cicadelicGlide’s Best Albums of 200828/40 -
2025 WasinskiTop 50 Music Albums of 200838/501
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 20089/1005
2025 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 200816/46 -
2025 EyeKanFlyTop 66 Music Albums of 200862/660
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200850/1003
2025jonny5244Top 19 Music Albums of 20083/194
2024 meccaleccaTop 29 Music Albums of 200818/292
2024jdizzle123456Top 15 Music Albums of 20086/153
2024jonny5244Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s82/1004
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 70
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 230
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 47 votes)
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06/09/2026 12:20 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,23470/100
 
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03/12/2026 21:41 bjorndedrij  Ratings distribution  17657/100
 
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02/17/2026 22:34 LedZep  Ratings distribution  5,05479/100
 
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09/25/2025 10:47 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,82264/100
 
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09/14/2025 22:23 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,46079/100

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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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From 02/27/2013 23:48 | #66423
Borrowing heavily from the Bristol rave scene, the East London grime scene and the dub poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, London Zoo is an abrasive, claustrophobic assault of harsh percussion, heavy sub-bass and aggressive West Indian patois that was surprising as much for its' brash, unrelenting attitude as its' immediate and almost universal accessibility. What I am trying to say is that, put simply, a record this angry is rarely this fun. The album's harsh, metallic edges are smoothed out by the incessant danceability found in these grooves, and you'd be hard pushed to find a better selection of modern-era UK "toasters" (especially Roll Deep's Flowdan, who is as enjoyable a grime rapper as has ever emerged). An incendiary addition to the genre.
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