The Resistance
by Muse

Album
The Resistance by Muse
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-09-11
Overall rank: 651st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 1,083 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2009 (6th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 2000s (99th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (651st)

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Muse bestography

The Resistance is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Muse on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Muse is Absolution which is ranked number 191 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,744.

Muse album bestography « Higher ranked (260th)
Black Holes And Revelations This album (651st)
The Resistance Lower ranked (801st) »
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The Resistance rankings summary
Overall rank: 651st | 2000s rank: 99th | 2009 rank: 6th  Overall chart history
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The Resistance ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 1,083 votes)
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From BestEverAlbums 30 hours ago in Monthly overall chart movements
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From 11/18/2025 22:05 | #311714
It would have been a hard ask to match the caliber of their three previous studio albums to this. They don't quite manage but still do a great job with this. It still has that definitive Muse sound and style. Good album. (Edited)
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From 11/01/2022 00:04 | #290951
Entre o genial e o cafona! Que banda complicada!!
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From 07/12/2022 19:09 | #287330
First couple if tracks are Muse at their best. The 3 part symphony is Muse at their overblown self indulgent worst. In between is ok. Muses career summed up in one album
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From 01/23/2022 11:32 | #279885
My favourite Muse album. Not a fan of Uprising, which was the first single off the album. Nor the final 3 tracks in truth. But everything in between is gold. A superb album, would have this much higher if it was only tracks 3-10.
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From 12/08/2020 18:21 | #262300
They continue at the same direction, at which they had already hinted with their previous album. In hindsight, it is safe to say this wasn't their best decision.
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