Humbug
by Arctic Monkeys
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Arctic Monkeys bestography
Humbug is ranked 5th best out of 10 albums by Arctic Monkeys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Arctic Monkeys is Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not which is ranked number 68 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,393.
(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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Humbug track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Humbug rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2009 | 68/80 | 1 |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 27/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  lleon79 | Top 12 Music Albums of 2009 | 10/12 | 1 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | rlang36 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2009 | 2/20 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 2009 | 29/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 65 Music Albums of the 2000s | 11/65 | 17 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 59 Music Albums of 2009 | 53/59 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 1/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 432 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,156 | |||
Humbug collection
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Humbug ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/07/2026 14:38 | kinginsomniac12 | 600 | 99/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2026 12:32 | doppelsechs | 74 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:39 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
Humbug favourites
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Humbug forum mentions
pedro1976 12/07/2025 09:22 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2025 17:03 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 07/03/2025 20:00 in Album of the day (#5310): Humbug by Arctic MonkeysHumbug comments
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pedro1976 07/03/2025 21:40 | #309875
Solid record, a blend of moody desert rock and psychedelic tones with a darker edge.
(Edited)
Album Rating: 81.70
(817/10)
19.08.2009
Arctic Monkeys (UK): Humbug
1.My Propeller 88
2.Crying Lightning 95
3.Dangerous Animals 41
4.Secret Door 87
5.Potion Approaching 68
6.Fire And The Thud 76
7.Cornerstone 99
8.Dance Little Liar 89
9.Pretty Visitors 77
10.The Jeweller's Hands 97
Dangerous Animals must be one of their worst ever tracks. (Edited)
VictorValeMore mellow than the previous albums but excellent nonetheless
A slight change in tone from their first two albums - less cheeky and more dark. Underrated though. Some great stuff on here - Crying Lightning, Cornerstone and My Propeller are my highlights.
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