Present Tense
by Wild Beasts
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Wild Beasts bestography
Present Tense is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Wild Beasts on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wild Beasts is Two Dancers which is ranked number 2784 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 564.
(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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Present Tense track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Present Tense 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 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Curious Animal Best Albums 2014 | 33/40 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 95 Music Albums of 2014 | 70/95 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Blow Up Critics Playlist 2014 | 42/50 | - |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | 101-200 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Line of Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2014 | 48/50 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Sidney Morning Herald Music Of 2014: 20 Albums | 20/20 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | 2014 Honorable Mentions | 95/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 134 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 417 | |||
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Present Tense ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/09/2026 14:19 | ASOARE | 2,572 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 22:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,637 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 01:01 | Proto | 4,435 | 33/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Present Tense forum mentions
Komorebi-D 05/13/2019 00:12 in What album are you listening to right now?
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I like this far more than their previous release, Smother, which I found to be rather boring and mediocre. This one on the other hand beholds some nice melodies and harmonies and a cool synthy and light vibe to it.
Secondsoul 04/05/2015 11:55 | #138876 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm glad I came back to this album as I had previously under-rated it. Quality throughout and Wanderlust is superb
This is really cool, something about it, an aura
A return to form after the slight disappointment of, smother. This time it's based on electro pop and is closer to, two dancers, than any of their other releases. I'm glad they moved on from the more restrained sounds of their last record. My only reservation is that almost every band makes the 'inevitable' electronic album when they hit a bit of an artistic wall. It will be interesting to see where they go next.
One of my favorite albums so far this year. Every song off this album is quality.
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