Middle Cyclone
by Neko Case
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Neko Case bestography
Middle Cyclone is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Neko Case on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neko Case is Fox Confessor Brings The Flood which is ranked number 1829 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 931.
(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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Middle Cyclone track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Middle Cyclone rankings
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 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  briggs54 | Top 75 Music Albums of 2009 | 71/75 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aversion Best Albums 2009 | 2/10 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 87 Music Albums of 2009 | 70/87 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Hype Machine Music Blog Zeitgeist Top 50 Albums of 2009 | 11/50 | - |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 68 Music Albums of 2009 | 28/68 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 72 Music Albums of 2009 | 18/72 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 2009 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 57 Music Albums of 2009 | 6/57 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 116 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 348 | |||
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Middle Cyclone ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/18/2026 17:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,127 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:42 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2026 03:35 | Proto | 4,318 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2011 18:06 | #32488 | TOP COMMENT
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A combination of the neko heard on "blacklisted" and "fox confessor brings the flood" is on display here. "people got a lot of nerve" and "this tornado loves you" might just be the best 2 songs from any album. This album shows many sides to neko, from the poetic side "I'm an owl on the sill in the evening" to her girl power attitude "the next time you say forever I will punch you in your face" to her ironic side "I'm a maneater / and still you're surprised when I eat ya". I think the nursery bells of "middle cyclone" are a nice touch and her cover of "never turn your back on mother earth" beautifully fits the album and feels like it was made for her to sing. Chirping frogs withstanding, this is yet another very good neko album. (It also doesn't hurt that she had the best album art of the year.)
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