Lungs
by Florence + The Machine
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Florence + The Machine bestography
Lungs is ranked as the best album by Florence + The Machine.
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Lungs track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Lungs rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2009 | 13/88 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Album Club 1 - 100 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 10/23 | 3 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 59 Music Albums of 2009 | 1/59 | 5 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 27 Music Albums of 2009 | 27/27 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 98 Music Albums of the 2000s | 15/98 | 17 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 32 Music Albums of 2009 | 28/32 | 1 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 35 Music Albums of 2009 | 16/35 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 424 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,407 | |||
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Lungs ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | emiro | 170 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2026 08:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,586 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/02/2026 02:25 | mrmcrook | 1,148 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Lungs forum mentions
imacgill 10/14/2026 23:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 08/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5399): By chisholm.mattView latest topic →
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2025 17:03 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2025View latest topic →
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Lungs comments
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covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2010 00:11 | #15712 | TOP COMMENT
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There are a couple of tracks in particular that actually stand out but in general its not that special, her voice is her absolute treasure and lets hope that in the future she is able to work her music better in that sense.
Freddie55 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/23/2009 03:10 | #7809 | TOP COMMENT
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Much better than I expected and worthy of winning the 2009 Mercury Prize. (Edited)
One of the only albums I can listen to cover to cover. It has grown on me over time. Highlights: Cosmic Love, Howl, Rabbit Heart and Dog Days Are Over. Never ceases to put a smile on my face. (Edited)
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/15/2011 02:19 | #32993 | TOP COMMENT
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Some bright spots, but I'm not really sure why this album has become so huge. It's average.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2011 17:39 | #32473 | TOP COMMENT
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This is one tough chick. Don't mess with her. She might be overproduced in spots, but don't let the frail opening of "dog days are over" fool you. As that song, and album, kicks in, you can find yourself caught up in the power and range of her vocal chops which will punch you in your chops on "kiss with a fist" ("a kiss with a fist is better than none"), a song that could fit on a rilo kiley album; but unlike rilo kiley, florence + the machine RAWK out with the attitude of joan jett. The "drumming song" brings RAWK attitude too with its tribal drums and loud, raucous chorus.
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