London Zoo
by The Bug (UK)
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The Bug (UK) bestography
The best album by Kevin Richard Martin is London Zoo which is ranked number 5776 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 237.
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London Zoo track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
London Zoo rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 2008 | 17/46 | - |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Hip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days | 99/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Glide’s Best Albums of 2008 | 28/40 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Upcoming Album Club Picks 1 | 57/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 90 Music Albums of 2008 | 86/90 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2008 by The Observer (Incomplete) | 9/14 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Plan B Best Albums 2008 | 17/22 | - |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 82/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 71 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 237 | |||
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London Zoo ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/09/2026 12:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,195 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 21:41 | bjorndedrij | 178 | 56/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 22:34 | LedZep | 5,160 | 79/100 |
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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.
London Zoo forum mentions
EyeKanFly 04/09/2021 13:53 in What album are you listening to right now?
Jimmy Dread 10/13/2014 21:14 in BEA ULL - noWaxJimLondon Zoo comments
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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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