Dead Cities
by The Future Sound Of London

Dead Cities by The Future Sound Of London
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 8,674th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 46 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (166th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,394th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,674th)

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The Future Sound Of London bestography

Dead Cities is ranked 2nd best out of 44 albums by The Future Sound Of London on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Future Sound Of London is Lifeforms which is ranked number 4339 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 327.

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Dead Cities track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,674th | 1990s rank: 1,394th | 1996 rank: 166th
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2026roberto71Top 100 Greatest Music Albums73/10028
2025JaymanthemanTop 39 Music Albums of 199632/391
2025stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of 199643/1003
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '90's (301 - 400) by U R C37/100 -
2025HyggevinylTop 55 Music Albums of 199644/551
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 199684/1001
2024 Graeme2Top 70 Music Albums of 199634/703
2024 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 199634/1003
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 199695/1000
2023 MW19704UTop 100 Music Albums of 199655/1002
2023 ApplerillTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s55/1009
2022conallmaloneTop 56 Music Albums of 199648/561
2022WayneMCTop 84 Music Albums of 199644/842
2022 NoisyBeastTop 100 Music Albums of 199610/1005
2022 NoisyBeastTop 1000 Albums of the 1990s... # 101 - 20079/100 -
2022 Graeme2UK Beats and Pieces from the 90s34/100 -
2021 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 19965/1005
2021markc19Top 100 Music Albums of 199665/1002
2021 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s77/1005
2021 drstueyTop 42 Music Albums of 199631/421
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 42
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 141
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75/100 (from 46 votes)
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03/08/2026 14:50 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,02274/100
 
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09/19/2025 13:04 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,24373/100
 
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02/07/2025 10:57 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,95764/100
 
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01/12/2024 00:25 idiotican  Ratings distribution  2,80374/100
 
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06/16/2023 13:16 joyofdivision  Ratings distribution  23691/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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From 05/23/2018 10:15 | #215468
Exceptionally underrated IDM album. Blends the beautiful, weird and harsh in equal measure for an immersive and unsettling experience. In my humble opinion, FSOL's best work.
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