Queens Of The Stone Age (studio album) by Queens Of The Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age bestography

Queens Of The Stone Age is ranked 4th best out of 10 albums by Queens Of The Stone Age on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Queens Of The Stone Age is Songs For The Deaf which is ranked number 129 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,760.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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76/100 (from 416 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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45/100
From 05/24/2025 21:26
Lacks the quality of their next two albums but that unmistakeable and iconic guitar sound is building up to some incredible albums to come. My highlights are Give The Mule What He Wants and Walking On The Sidewalks.
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75/100
From 02/27/2022 13:01
Does not sound much different from the sounds of 1991 ( Nevermind). A very accessible album. it has even some variety sonically and rhytmically.
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75/100
From 12/09/2020 23:56
Many of the songs on this has the residue of Kyuss seeping through. Not that that's a bad thing but it's not until the next album and beyond that QOTSA found the sound they made there own. Personal taste - I prefer QOTSA over Kyuss
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60/100
From 01/05/2020 14:59
They sound a bit too much like regular nu metal on this one. A genre that already oozes with mediocrity as it is.
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From 10/07/2018 06:39
A solid first effort that should not be overlooked. While it only has a few standout tracks (If Only, Avon), the album holds well as a whole. I enjoy this album most when I play it front to back, whereas I often struggle to pick a song from this album that I want to hear alone (aside from the aforementioned). No dull moments that I can immediately think of.

All round a solid album, but definitely not masterworks like some of their later releases.
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85/100
From 02/12/2018 00:40
Great album for driving on a sunny day in the middle of nowhere.
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80/100
From 08/31/2017 10:11
Great album. Not as big in production value as the later albums. But raw and direct.
No outstanding tracks here imo..
Points for track title: 'These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For' :)
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100/100
From 02/24/2017 20:52
This might be my favorite of theirs. The bass on this album is a forced to be reckoned with.
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85/100
From 05/15/2016 20:06
Walkin' On The Sidewalks is actually my favorite song... usually I don't like such repetition, but it works very well for that song.

Very solid album.
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From 09/30/2015 13:32
Robot rock. A great way to start their career. It has a lot of impressive riffs, and stands the passage of time very well.

Best: If Only, You Can't Quit Me Baby
Worst: Walking On The Sidewalks
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