The Warning
by Hot Chip

The Warning by Hot Chip
Year: 2006
Release date: 2006-05-22
Overall rank: 2,439th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 166 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2006 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (401st)
Award Best albums of all time (2,439th)

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The Warning is ranked as the best album by Hot Chip.

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Overall rank: 2,439th | 2000s rank: 401st | 2006 rank: 43rd
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2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 200612/1004
2026 paladisiac21st century top albums 101-20053/100 -
2026 katerpillarTop 31 Music Albums of the 2000s8/3115
2026 eclabTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s69/1006
2026LittleM1971Top 91 Music Albums of 200640/913
2026blueandthemoonTop 100 Music Albums of 200663/1002
2026cicadelicNöjesguiden Årets bästa skivor 2006 - utländska1/25 -
2026 eclabTop 19 Music Albums of 20069/193
2026SkernsTop 95 Music Albums of 200622/954
2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200651/1003
2026cicadelicRumore Critics Top Albums 200613/20 -
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 200623/503
2026 HaydenTop 75 Music Albums of 200652/752
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 9 Music Albums of 20067/92
2026cicadelicOnda Rock I nostri preferiti del 200621/51 -
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 62 Music Albums of the 2000s43/626
2026skrapoelTop 100 Greatest Music Albums69/10031
2026 katerpillarTop 100 Greatest Music Albums27/10074
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 200639/1003
2026cicadelicRockdelux Discos internacionales 200618/50 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 169
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 648
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 166 votes)
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04/13/2026 13:58 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  56481/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:44 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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06/30/2025 17:37 ChadMiles  Ratings distribution  86679/100
 
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06/22/2025 09:11 Invader666  Ratings distribution  2,62265/100
 
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06/16/2025 04:58 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distribution  4,34972/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% 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 14.0.

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85/100
From 05/27/2024 19:22 | #303725
I like this album a lot, can't put my finger exactly on why but maybe the dreaminess of it.
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70/100
From 06/20/2016 03:56 | #169206
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.
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From 02/21/2016 19:46 | #160438
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)
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80/100
From 07/22/2015 01:44 | #146213
"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.
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75/100
From 04/12/2012 17:41 | #40085
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"
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