Manipulator
by Ty Segall
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Manipulator is ranked as the best album by Ty Segall.
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Manipulator track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Manipulator rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | FLOOD Magazine Best Albums of 2014 | 7/10 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 80 Music Albums of 2014 | 2/80 | 5 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 20 Music Albums of 2014 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | RAPPSTHYME | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 31/40 | 24 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Indie Rocks! Los 100 mejores discos del 2014 | 97/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2014 | 36/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 42 Music Albums of 2014 | 40/42 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 13/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 154 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 510 | |||
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Manipulator ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 22:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,637 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 15:23 | Leginlists | 3,840 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 13:55 | Map | 524 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5383): By RockyRaccoon
dihansse 12/28/2022 20:39 in My discoveries per year
Repo 01/19/2022 16:44 in What album are you listening to right now?Manipulator comments
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buzzdainer 10/29/2019 23:18 | #244258 | TOP COMMENT
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Manipulator, in my estimation, is the best thing Ty Segall has done, and that's an achievement for an artist who is both prolific and varied in what he does. Manipulator is loud and gritty, but also thoughtful and meticulously crafted in its way, an intriguing amalgum of glam-rock attention to melody and the berserker guitar solos that had, for me, represented Segall's signature style. "Who's Producing You?" is my favorite track here, as it brings together beautifully Segall's characteristically lacerating guitar fills, while at the same time championing rhythm and propulsion over shredding, not a surprising development when you consider that Segall also plays drums. Overall a multiplicitous album that celebrates the dynamic skills of one of garage rock's most soaring talents.
Still blown away by this album. This is his magnum opus. Every song has a sweet tangy taste and there are really no bad tracks here. The most solid Garage Glam album of the new era.
Had never heard of Ty Segall before listening to this album and I was blown away! Ended up making my top 10 list for 2014
rustyautoparts 08/27/2014 16:34 | #120511 | TOP COMMENT
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The reigning garage rock king does it again. Certainly his most polished effort, but that doesn't mean it has become urbane. Just as frenetic and down right dirty as ever. I could listen to his fat fuzz all day.
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