Diwân
by Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha bestography
Diwân is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Rachid Taha on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rachid Taha is Made In Medina which is ranked number 14212 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 81.
(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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Diwân track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Diwân rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  EyeKanFly | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2024 | EyeKanFly | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1998 | 70/82 | - |
| 2023 | EyeKanFly | #401-500 Overall | 28/100 | - |
| 2023 | uDiscoverMusic | The Best Albums of 1998 | 66/67 | 0 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 35 Music Albums of 1998 | 19/35 | 2 |
| 2018 |  Rhyner | World Music Albums | 31/60 | - |
| 2014 |  cartoken | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2013 | cartoken | Top 14 Music Albums of 1998 | 6/14 | 3 |
| 2010 |  radiofreespike | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 28/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36 | |||
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Diwân ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 10/29/2024 16:14 | cicadelic | 12,980 | 73/100 | |
| 10/26/2024 22:15 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,411 | 74/100 | |
| 05/05/2024 16:35 | javicho07 | 3,084 | 81/100 | |
| 09/13/2023 17:08 |  VictorVale | 3,824 | 81/100 | |
| 03/22/2023 20:55 | EyeKanFly | 8,756 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.2.
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radiofreespike 06/30/2009 12:46 | #4985
A French musician of Algerian heritage, Taha perfectly balances traditional and modern North African/Arabic music with just the right amount of Euro-production so it feels solid without the "pop" (read: too much synthesizer)found in much Rai music. The use of rhythm and instrumentation augments the lyrics, which are mostly in Arabic, a little in French. There is an underlying theme of life in exile, the way that many North Africans feel in France, even after several generations. This is an excellent gateway to Arab music.
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