The Slip
by Nine Inch Nails

The Slip by Nine Inch Nails
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-05-05
Overall rank: 8,946th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 143 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (148th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,557th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,946th)

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Nine Inch Nails bestography

The Slip is ranked 11th best out of 24 albums by Nine Inch Nails on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nine Inch Nails is The Downward Spiral which is ranked number 152 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,160.

Nine Inch Nails album bestography « Higher ranked (6,560th)
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,946th | 2000s rank: 1,557th | 2008 rank: 148th

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The Slip ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 143 votes)
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02/03/2026 14:00 saltysurprise  Ratings distribution  2,94283/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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80/100
From 08/06/2020 21:54 | #256761
I only have one question: why cats at the end of Corona Radiata? XD
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25/100
From 04/28/2018 18:22 | #213839
I suspect there's a reason that this was given away as a free album. It's not the worst thing ever exactly, a few decent tracks, but any higher price point would have left me deeply disappointed.
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From 05/31/2014 21:52 | #113414
This is a pretty good album. I enjoyed it quite a bit.. maybe there are a few boring songs, but overall, it's good.
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70/100
From 07/18/2013 09:25 | #81795
The only reason why this album in particular is in my chart : Four of Us Are Dying. The other songs are ok, but THIS one... Oh my lord it is so powerful.
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From 02/26/2013 05:20 | #66201
Today, I listened to NIN's entire discography (excluding remix albums and Ghosts I-IV). I thought this album was really a high point. It can go from foot tapping to ambient very flawlessly. The high point for me was "The Four of Us are Dying".
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70/100
From 12/31/2012 08:14 | #59565
Meh. Ghosts and The Slip are where I get into NiN. I tried some of the older stuff, but it seems the main place I can really get Reznor is when he's doing the ambient stuff.
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30/100
From 05/08/2012 22:53 | #41861
I guess it's a good thing they gave it away for free. There's one or two good songs but most of this stuff is pretty uneventful.
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80/100
From 08/01/2010 02:49 | #13923
I got into a car accident while listening to "!,000,000"
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