The Cosmic Game
by Thievery Corporation

The Cosmic Game by Thievery Corporation
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-02-22
Overall rank: 11,439th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 28 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (208th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (2,017th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,439th)

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Thievery Corporation bestography

The Cosmic Game is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Thievery Corporation on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thievery Corporation is The Richest Man In Babylon which is ranked number 6457 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 200.

Thievery Corporation album bestography « Higher ranked (9,958th)
The Mirror Conspiracy
This album (11,439th)
The Cosmic Game
Lower ranked (17,322nd) »
Saudade

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The Cosmic Game track list

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

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Overall rank: 11,439th | 2000s rank: 2,017th | 2005 rank: 208th

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74/100 (from 28 votes)
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From 09/22/2013 14:34 | #86516
The kind of record that's very difficult to criticize, because one can't know if the album works unless one has listened to it while brunching in a crowded hip café. Listened to in your living room while alone, it's a smooth suite of boringly furnished rooms. The IKEA of groove.
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