Know Your Enemy
by Manic Street Preachers
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Manic Street Preachers bestography
Know Your Enemy is ranked 10th best out of 19 albums by Manic Street Preachers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manic Street Preachers is The Holy Bible which is ranked number 515 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,369.
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Know Your Enemy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Know Your Enemy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  swed | Top 66 Music Albums of the 2000s | 41/66 | 8 |
| 2026 | jl45 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 9/20 | 58 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 43 Music Albums of 2001 | 22/43 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 61 Music Albums of 2001 | 45/61 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2001 | 35/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | telegram | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 97/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 23 Music Albums of 2001 | 3/23 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 247 | |||
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Know Your Enemy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/23/2026 19:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 01:26 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2025 15:30 |  Milhaud | 2,166 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Know Your Enemy forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5413): By telegram
Romanelli 11/26/2020 17:37 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?
neilgee 03/17/2020 12:28 in What album are you listening to right now?Know Your Enemy comments
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Eastwood 11/21/2014 07:09 | #127585 | TOP COMMENT
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Good alternative rock album. Best 10 songs average is 81,2/100 and the album can get good 80/100. Solid album without highs and lows. Best songs are "Ocean spray" and "The year of purification" both 85/100, followed by "Found that soul", "So why so sad", "Let Robeson sing", "Wattsville blues" and "His last painting" all 80/100. Other songs in the region of 70-75/100. Notable are the count of 16 tracks and the album lenght of 75 min.
What appeals to me most about this album is how raw manics it is. After having success with there last two albums and the millennium show they actually sought to damage there reputation and get rid of the "Ford mondeo drivers" as Nicky Wire put it. This attitude let them do what they want on this album. To me, this lack of restraint really comes across. It feels like a greatest hits for an alternate Manic Street Preachers at times. Magnificent album! Favourite songs for me are Found That Soul, So Why So Sad, The Year Of Purification and Epicentre
Leonard 04/12/2016 13:38 | #163690 | TOP COMMENT
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This one sounds better year after year ......
telefunker 05/07/2010 00:36 | #11518 | TOP COMMENT
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i have to say i don't think this measures up with some of the other manics stuff.. i remember getting a couple of their singles when i was younger (a design for life, australia) and the only song on here that comes close to being that good in my opinion is intravenous agnostic
Ambitious and sounds a little unfocused. There are some great moments, but there is a slight dip in form compared to previous efforts. Still a good album though
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