The Pernicious Enigma
by Esoteric (UK)
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Esoteric (UK) bestography
The Pernicious Enigma is ranked as the best album by Esoteric (UK).
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The Pernicious Enigma track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Pernicious Enigma rankings summary
Overall rank: 23,179th | 1990s rank: 3,579th | 1997 rank: 372nd 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 | vruslov | Top 94 Music Albums of 1997 | 79/94 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Greatest Obscure Albums By Top BEA Members part 1(1-100) | 57/100 | - |
| 2025 |  LedZep | Metal albums not in BEA's top 10000 | 67/99 | - |
| 2023 |  Anti | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 46/100 | 39 |
| 2021 | Elauqsapid | Top 24 Music Albums of 1997 | 24/24 | 0 |
| 2019 |  Genga009 | Top 10 Music Albums of 1997 | 4/10 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 43 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/27/2026 20:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,693 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2024 01:52 | Anti | 4,625 | 78/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2023 02:12 |  teague | 4,365 | 78/100 |
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