The Resistance
by Muse
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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 188 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,828.
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The Resistance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Resistance rankings summary
Overall rank: 622nd | 2000s rank: 97th | 2009 rank: 6th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 4/23 | 4 |
| 2026 | bryatk | Top 48 Music Albums of the 2000s | 27/48 | 9 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 59 Music Albums of 2009 | 42/59 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2009 | 24/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | thenat | Top 17 Music Albums of 2009 | 8/17 | 3 |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 6/23 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | rockalbums in 2023 (deleting) | 18/99 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 32 Music Albums of 2009 | 7/32 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 430 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,718 | |||
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| ! | 4 days ago | jr_uk_1234 | 129 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2026 12:23 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2026 14:35 | Steinerik | 16 | 87/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.1.
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The Resistance forum mentions
This album has been referenced 124 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026“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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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/16/2011 03:12 | #33064 | TOP COMMENT
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I pick this more because of the message, than it being their best album, if that makes any sense. The lyrics to this album are what sold it to me to be better than Absolution. 1-7 are great, 8 kinda sucks, but the symphony at the end makes up for it. What band has a self produced album with a symphony at the end?
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csc501 01/25/2012 11:47 | #35861 | TOP COMMENT
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Absolutely epic.
Uprising is a supreb opening to the album, and resistance is pretty good also. Not so sure about undisclosed desires, but from that point on it's pure Muse, pure brilliance, and probably the strongest string of songs you'll find on a Muse album.
USEurasia with it's Queen like Piano progressions and falsettos, the 80s stadium rock 'guiding light', then the albums big hitters with the excellent Unnatural Selection and the great (if not quite as good) MK Ultra. After that the album takes another turn with a personal favourite of mine in I belong to you. All rounded off with a 3-part Symphony that is just magnificient - especially album ender Redemption. Simply an amazing album.
I can't even be bothered to discredit the fools who have marked this one down - just listen to the album, and it will do the job for me.
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dwils0891 08/05/2010 01:54 | #14037 | TOP COMMENT
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I love everything Muse has ever released except The Resistance. The Resistance is by far their worst effort thus far. Speaking of effort i think this album is lacking just that...effort. The songs incorporate so many different styles but they are so short and random that it doesnt give the listener time to appreciate what they are trying to do. Instead it makes me wonder what the hell they were thinking when they released this. To sum it up this album is cheesy, poorly arranged, lackadaisically written, lacks energy, lacks passion, overly dramatic, whiny, and a waste of my time. I just hope Muse learns from this mistake and goes back to making wonderful music like they used to.
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2009 was a disappointing year album wise with not much I really dug , except for the excellent THE RESISTANCE by Muse. Bombastic, completely OTT and more Queenesqu than Queen this album somehow works . Like a rich pudding or strong alcoholic cocktail one dose of this album does leaves me feeling full having enjoyed every morsel and completely satisfied for a while until it’s time to indulge once more
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Muse is what happens when progressive rock says "fuck it" and gives up, and The Resistance is the very height of this level of laziness, pandering and uncreativity. It's like if Yes, Peter Gabriel and Queen combined to make an album, but didn't really want to put any effort in. That's what The Resistance is.
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