West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
by Kasabian
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West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is ranked as the best album by Kasabian.
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West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum rankings
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,596th | 2000s rank: 254th | 2009 rank: 21st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | bjorndedrij | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 48/100 | 51 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 21 Music Albums of 2009 | 4/21 | 4 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2000s, #201-300* | 6/68 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 9/23 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 68 Music Albums of 2009 | 24/68 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 238 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,076 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 35 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 11:53 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 02:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,070 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.3.
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West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum forum mentions
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BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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zexen47 09/10/2014 00:39 | #121611 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is really good, it starts with a bang with Underdog, WDATLG? and Fast Fuse, all fantastic songs. Take Aim, Thick as Thieves, Vlad the Impaler are all pretty good too, and of course Fire is the killer track.
Some weak tracks like West Ryder Silver Bullet and Secret Alphabets, but other than that, this album is very recommendable, nothing revolutionary (it's Kasabian, after all), but super enjoyable, which is what music is about after all
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/12/2017 22:19 | #203031 | TOP COMMENT
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Looking to discover great music from 2009 I naturally checked out this highly rated album from that year. And the verdict? It’s good! . Really good! . Of course I knew Underdog and Fire (who doesn’t ?) but the rest of the album blew me away with how awesome it is . I listened to it on a recent long drive and as soon as the final track finished I went back to track 1 and started again, I very rarely do that. In 2009 I somehow completely missed this album & I am so glad that 8 years later it’s on my radar. So do yourself a favour if you haven’t heard this album make sure you do.
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Space-Dementia 08/20/2015 02:04 | #148055 | TOP COMMENT
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Space-Dementia 08/20/2015 02:04 | #148055 | TOP COMMENT
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I really like this album. It's their best. At first it seems like just cool rock music but then you hear the synth parts in the middle of most songs and you see what makes Kasabian Kasabian.
Best tracks: Underdog, Where did all the Love go?, Fire
Worst track: Swarfiga
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flyingcitrus 02/17/2015 22:35 | #135186 | TOP COMMENT
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Starts out with a lot of energy that carries through the first four or so songs. The second half feels a little less organized but is mostly good nonetheless.
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gon2bed 07/17/2015 13:19 | #145947 | TOP COMMENT
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As good as their self titled debut album in many of the songs, but their debut has that special place in my heart. I do love every song and think the album songs are as good as the singles.
Favourite songs are probably: Fast Fuse, Underdog and Where Did All The Love Go?
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