Turn Blue (studio album)
by The Black Keys

Turn Blue by The Black Keys
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-05-13
Overall rank: 1,524th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 517 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2014 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (240th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,524th)

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The Black Keys bestography

Turn Blue is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by The Black Keys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Black Keys is Brothers which is ranked number 378 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,450.

The Black Keys album bestography « Higher ranked (398th)
El Camino
This album (1,524th)
Turn Blue
Lower ranked (1,546th) »
Rubber Factory

(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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Turn Blue 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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Turn Blue rankings

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Overall rank: 1,524th | 2010s rank: 240th | 2014 rank: 25th

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 517 votes)
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75/100
From 06/27/2019 17:57 | #238476
My favourite album by The Black Keys, with the opening songs being one of my favourites of the decade. Could be a bit higher up the charts
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From 03/24/2019 18:37 | #233968
I don't know what's happening? this album is fantastic maybe the best of the band ... good musicians ... musical variety ... a bit of progressive rock ... a little pop / rock / blues and a globally strong album...better than brothers... The first song are TOP.
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60/100
From 02/25/2019 18:54 | #232612
Weight of Love is great, Turn Blue is pretty good, but the rest is very unmemorable.
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85/100
From 02/18/2019 04:33 | #232134
Underrated as hell. This is easily their most mature album lyrically and the first album bold enough to tamper with their formula
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85/100
From 01/30/2019 19:03 | #231003
The Black Keys were one of the first comteporary bands that attracted my attention all the way back in 2014 when I was first getting into rock music, most of what I listened back then was their hits, a few years ago when I first listened to this album It blow me away, It instantly became one of my favorite non-classic album. Time has passed and I became more and more distant from this album, and from The Black Keys in general, but looking back into It, and listening to It again, It still a great album, It gave me good memories.
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From 08/12/2018 23:16 | #219621
Hot take:

Because of the musical exploration and maturity of lyrical themes, this is The Black Keys' second best album.
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From 06/13/2018 19:21 | #216680
I still don't understand why his album is considered a dissapoinment. I think it's their most interesting album.
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65/100
From 02/24/2018 22:10 | #209516
I Black Keys scrivono bei pezzi di questo rock leggero e danzante, ma grosso modo le loro canzoni ruotano tutte intorno a poche idee: ritmi ballabili e tenuti per tutta la canzone, alternanza regolare di strofe e ritornello, tonalità spesso in minore. Alla fine un po'stancano...
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From 01/29/2018 05:18 | #206738
High quality collection of songs with no filler.
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75/100
From 07/13/2017 10:08 | #194191
Not bad, sometimes it reminds me of Arctic Monkeys / Alex Turner...
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