Closer
by Plastikman
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Plastikman bestography
Closer is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Richie Hawtin on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Richie Hawtin is Consumed which is ranked number 6060 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 222.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Closer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Closer rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 99 Music Albums of 2003 | 18/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Urb Best Albums 2003 | 10/10 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 83 Music Albums of 2003 | 23/83 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 70 Music Albums of 2003 | 69/70 | 0 |
| 2025 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | cicadelic | Blow Up Critics’ List Best Album 2003 | 45/50 | - |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 2003 To-Do List | 33/75 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 2000s 02 | 10/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 81 | |||
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Closer ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/18/2026 13:07 | Joehhh | 1,692 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2025 00:39 | EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2025 12:10 | cicadelic | 13,948 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
Forum mentions
Norman Bates 03/18/2017 17:27 in Best Ever Techno/House Tournament - NOMINATIONS (CLOSED)
WindowAbove 12/27/2014 03:14 in What album are you listening to right now?Closer comments
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One of the most "minimal" records I've ever heard in my life. Apparently, he made a minimal record, and after it was all done, he took out even more notes and rhythms and tracks, which basically made it more minimal than minimal. I like it a lot.
One of the most "minimal" records I've ever heard in my life. Apparently, he made a minimal record, and after it was all done, he took out even more notes and rhythms and tracks, which basically made it more minimal than minimal. I like it a lot.
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