MCMXC a.D.
by Enigma (DE)
Enigma (DE) bestography
MCMXC a.D. is ranked as the best album by Enigma (DE).
(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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MCMXC a.D. track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
MCMXC a.D. rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | pinkfreud1981 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 5 | 62/100 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 13 Europe North | 4/76 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 65 Music Albums of 1990 | 16/65 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2201-2300 | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 4 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 301 - | 27/52 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 79 Music Albums of 1990 | 68/79 | 1 |
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 10 Music Albums of 1990 | 5/10 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 2 | 13/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 93 Music Albums of 1990 | 39/93 | 3 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 13 Music Albums of 1990 | 13/13 | 0 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 88 Music Albums of 1990 | 82/88 | 0 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1990 | 10/27 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1990 | 12/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 3 | 93/100 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 93 Music Albums of 1990 | 48/93 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1990 | 11/87 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 2 | 37/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 108 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 522 | |||
MCMXC a.D. collection
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MCMXC a.D. ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/24/2025 20:21 | heavensin | 59 | 93/100 | |
| 08/25/2025 19:08 |  djrodo | 976 | 81/100 | |
| 06/18/2025 18:35 | alexmyst | 4 | 80/100 | |
| 02/01/2025 23:51 | Proto | 4,073 | 33/100 | |
| 01/31/2025 20:42 | jnmayles | 2,099 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
MCMXC a.D. favourites
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MCMXC a.D. comments
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MCMXC a.D starts out striking with its whispers and Gregorian chants but never pushes itself beyond the opening ideas.
This isn't fair. This is just beautiful.
Eastwood 02/14/2015 21:35 | #134961
Very good new-age/ambient house/downtempo/synthpop chillout album. I can't rate it based on rating single tracks. This album is an interrelated artwork. Overall very good 90/100. I recommend the Limited Edition including 4 additional remixes. Favourite!
thanks for your comments. i only have their best of which I love. been looking for their best album - i belive this to be it??
Listmeister 07/22/2013 20:32 | #82159
A delightfully weird album that combines Gregorian Chant, whispered French, and some weird kind of flute that sounds like a duck-dog.
ilovelctr 02/05/2011 10:16 | #18109
My favorite album of all time! It was ground-breaking, futuristic, and epic. Both the rhythm and the melody are hooky.
cartoken 02/17/2010 07:46 | #9275
yeah !! i'm glad you like it too !
RaineyWins 02/17/2010 00:06 | #9273
Thank you Cartoken for reminding me of the beauty of this album
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