Houdini
by Melvins
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Houdini is ranked as the best album by Melvins.
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Houdini track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Houdini rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 61 Music Albums of 1993 | 44/61 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 54 Music Albums of 1993 | 15/54 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Guide to building a prog collection as Feat. on Metal Storm | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 15 Music Albums of 1993 | 3/15 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Vasco | Top 58 Music Albums of the 1990s | 42/58 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | ThaCrookedSpoke | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 64/100 | 37 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 48/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 145 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 670 | |||
Houdini collection
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Houdini ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/31/2026 21:08 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 18:04 |  DommeDamian | 7,837 | 48/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 18:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,222 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
Houdini favourites
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Houdini forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5455): By ThaCrookedSpokeView latest topic →
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Houdini comments
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elo269megv 09/05/2017 03:11 | #197284 | TOP COMMENT
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Sludgy, Sabbathy, Doom Metal. This album rocks. Definitely the Melvins "big record company" album, but still very enjoyable. However, don't buy into the idea Kurt Cobain had much to do with this album... It was basically all Buzz and Dale. (Edited)
My first experience of the melvins. Easy to see why Kurt Cobain rated them so highly!
Resounding Classic!
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