Hydra
by Within Temptation
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Within Temptation bestography
Hydra is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by Within Temptation on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Within Temptation is Mother Earth which is ranked number 2746 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 574.
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Hydra track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hydra rankings
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Hydra ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/22/2026 19:26 | steve397 | 511 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2025 02:41 | JusticeDemocrat6 | 16 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2025 12:55 |  Special | 2,896 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2025 03:16 | PapaShiz86 | 11,580 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2024 23:54 |  Fischman | 11,857 | 66/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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Fischman 11/22/2016 18:07 | #178910 | TOP COMMENT
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With a all the guests and forays into other genres, I was worried about this one, but Within Temptation pulls it all off brilliantly. It is listenable but still fully symphonic/gothic at its core, and even the addition of rap doesn't detract from it's essence--it is used wisely to enhance the song rather than overpower it. This is easily in my top three of my complete catalog for this artist.
Surprisingly excellent. Leapfrogs The Heart of Everything as my third favorite album from this Dutch band.
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