Carnavas
by Silversun Pickups
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Carnavas is ranked as the best album by Silversun Pickups.
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Carnavas track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Carnavas rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 19/100 | 78 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | awightma | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 15/40 | 60 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 96 Music Albums of 2006 | 6/96 | 5 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 2006 | 6/91 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 25 Music Albums of 2006 | 18/25 | 2 |
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 11 Music Albums of 2006 | 11/11 | 0 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 72/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 157 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 783 | |||
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Carnavas ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/10/2026 23:20 | JeffN999 | 1,512 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2026 11:13 | martintho | 4,734 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 08:45 | Liks_on_music | 681 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Carnavas forum mentions
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mayonaise93 02/07/2010 12:58 | #8893 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the most underrated albums of the last ten years. Heavenly blissful while painfully fragile at the same time. A very unique record.
Lazy Eye is an absolute cracker of a song too
I agree, underrated for sure. My bronze medal winner of the year.
cestuneblague TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/08/2020 09:57 | #249658 | TOP COMMENT
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Perhaps the perfect example of a one-album wonder (not counting Pikul), they could never quite expand their sound after Carnavas but as it's own entity it's still quite a marvel. No, it's not exactly original, yes the Smashing Pumpkins influence obviously but also plenty of Hum, My Bloody Valentine, Goo/Dirty-era Sonic Youth and the late 90s scratch-tastic electronic embellishments, but despite a couple tracks that veer close to larceny they manage to find their own sound thanks to a distinctive bass flare and some absolutely gorgeous vocal harmonies. It all does flow together really well, despite being distinctintively tuneful, though with Future Foe, Melantonin, Three Seed and ofc the seminal '07 radio staple "Lazy Eye" being the main standouts. Still sounds terrific, it wasn't a game-changing masterpiece but some decade-and-a-half later I can enjoy it nearly as much as I did when I first heard in my dum days, that's something special I take it.
Carnavas is consistent, cohesive, and excellent throughout.
Reflective, Vulnerable, Emotive, Spacey. It's a great and underrated debut of a band unfairly compared to the Smashing Pumpkins
Best Songs are Lazy Eye, Rusted Wheel, Common Reactor, Future Foe Scenarios, Checkered Floor
There isn't a bad song here it all fits together soundly.
A losing battle for many artists--if an album to consistent in it's tone and sound than it is too samey. I have heard this gripe for Carnavas and I disagree.
It brings you into it's world to escape for a bit. And music is good for 2 things. Escape or Socializing
Swoon to follow has better singles but is too similar to the debut to get the same score but its still solid.
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