The Warning
by Hot Chip
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Hot Chip bestography
The Warning is ranked as the best album by Hot Chip.
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The Warning track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Warning rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  katerpillar | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | 73 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | BBC Best Albums 2006 | 5/20 | - |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 70 Music Albums of 2006 | 55/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 9 Music Albums of 2006 | 7/9 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Urb Best Albums 2006 | 5/10 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 187 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 698 | |||
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The Warning ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 03:22 | matterhornrider | 5,200 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2026 13:43 | RemainInLight | 3,817 | 36/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2026 23:50 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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The Warning forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/16/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5406): By skrapoel
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/12/2012 17:41 | #40085 | TOP COMMENT
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Hot Chip put themselves on the indie pop dance-floor map with "and i was a boy from school" mining the darker aspects of electronic music on "the warning" by being more focused, all while being more pop friendly. It certainly shows in that track as well as "over and over" and "no fit state"
dmercado 07/22/2015 01:44 | #146213 | TOP COMMENT
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"Hot Chip will break your legs, snap off your head", probably the biggest lie on the album. These guys are tender and sweet, writing introverted romantic songs, wrapping themselves from the world in colorful electronic soundscapes. They have the same pop sensibilities that Daft Punk has, but they're a lot more playful about it, skipping notes and changing rhythms unexpectedly. Had to give it a few listens, but now one of my favorites from 2006.
alexgagne 02/21/2016 19:46 | #160438 | TOP COMMENT
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This second Hot Chip's album is also their second best (behind Made In The Dark). This song was so refreshing back in 2006. The Warning was a great alternative in most linear electro scenehe Warning back then.
Well, I prefer to see and hear an Hot Chip live performance to listen to one of their albums.
Favorite tracks: Colours (85/100), Over And Over (90), Breakdown (90), So Glad To See You (85)
Less favorite tracks: Look After Me, Arrest Yourself (2x 70)
JoaoMoreira 06/20/2016 03:56 | #169206 | TOP COMMENT
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Let me just say that Hot Chip is a really good and simple band.
Obviously, Boy From School and Over and Over are the diamonds of the disc. But also Colours and Look After Me are pretty sweet.
I think the vocals and balance between them and the instrumentation is what makes this band shine.
katerpillar 05/27/2024 19:22 | #303725 | TOP COMMENT
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I like this album a lot, can't put my finger exactly on why but maybe the dreaminess of it. (Edited)
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