Big Calm (studio album)
by Morcheeba

Big Calm by Morcheeba
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 3,852nd   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 154 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (67th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (642nd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,852nd)

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Big Calm is ranked as the best album by Morcheeba.

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Big Calm 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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Big Calm rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,852nd | 1990s rank: 642nd | 1998 rank: 67th

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Big Calm ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 154 votes)
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10/26/2025 02:47 Proto   3,73333/100
 
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07/16/2025 15:39 LosWochos   46,62475/100
 
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06/14/2025 05:36 juanr1096   6,06578/100
 
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01/31/2025 10:08 Dingerbell   3,98363/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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90/100
From 12/05/2017 16:43 | #202680
I'm shocked that this is only ranked 49th of 1998.

It's top 10 in my opinion.
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From 05/06/2017 01:59 | #190351
Needed to listen to this sooner. This album in my opinion might be the best trip hop ever released. Mixes stuff like psychedelia as well as bluegrass and lounge? Bruh...
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75/100
From 11/09/2015 22:38 | #152723
Skye has such a distinctive voice - this is a lovely listen with some tracks of real quality, particularly the first three tracks, with 4 and 5 not too far behind.
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85/100
From 06/19/2015 16:48 | #144204
This pleasing chill-electronica mix appears sadly underrated here. While there are plenty of superb tracks, "The Sea" and "Fear and Love" to name a couple, this is best enjoyed by playing start to finish. That said, this eclipses anything else in Morcheeba's catalog by a good margain.
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80/100
From 10/31/2013 20:50 | #89966
Best tracks: Let Me See, Blindfold, Fear and Love.
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