The Private Press
by DJ Shadow
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DJ Shadow bestography
The Private Press is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by DJ Shadow on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by DJ Shadow is Endtroducing..... which is ranked number 153 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,815.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Private Press track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Private Press rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 24 Music Albums of 2002 | 21/24 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 36 Music Albums of 2002 | 31/36 | 1 |
| 2026 | BlueNote | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 19/100 | 16 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | BBC Best Albums 2002 | 8/10 | - |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 75 Music Albums of 2002 | 20/75 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 296 | |||
The Private Press collection
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The Private Press ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/15/2026 22:18 | Proto | 4,436 | 33/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 21:53 | PapaShiz86 | 11,834 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 14:57 | Cyrax | 1,896 | 61/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
The Private Press favourites
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The Private Press comments
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Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/11/2016 10:00 | #172738 | TOP COMMENT
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One of those records that falls victim of always being overshadowed (see what I did there?) by the preceding album which is an all time classic. Very good though it is. (Edited)
I spent a lot of time with this record for a few years after it came out and I'm still impressed by the beauty of it. This guy is a magician of sound design with a really sensitive ear. (Edited)
Such an impressive album. Was bought for me as a birthday present a few weeks ago and it's been on the deck ever since. Will undoubtedly become a firm favourite. (Edited)
Not as good as endtroducing... but it's still a great record Six Days and Blood on the Motorway are amazing
Not quite as good as it's predecessor, it falls short of being perfect, due to a couple unnecessary tracks, so it isn't as consistent, but still, a respectable follow-up album.
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