Break Stuff
by Vijay Iyer Trio
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Vijay Iyer Trio bestography
Break Stuff is ranked 3rd best out of 3 albums by Vijay Iyer Trio on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Vijay Iyer Trio is Accelerando which is ranked number 19410 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 55.
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Break Stuff track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Break Stuff rankings summary
Overall rank: 50,058th | 2010s rank: 12,359th | 2015 rank: 1,273rd 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 2015 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Skinny | Top 99 Music Albums of 2015 | 64/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 92 Music Albums of 2015 | 52/92 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2015 | 47/50 | - |
| 2025 | cicadelic | La Presse Les meilleurs albums de l'année 2015 | 16/17 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2018 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 2010s | 64/100 | - |
| 2018 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | andyw110183 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 34/100 | - |
| 2016 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Piano/Keyboard Albums | 54/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/20/2023 22:04 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,729 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2020 02:49 | Skerns | 5,184 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2019 19:04 | covecove | 6,691 | 74/100 |
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Forum mentions
This album has been referenced 7 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Anonymous 12/09/2015 20:51 in Your Top Albums of 2015
“2015 was bangin' Albums: Songs (not counting those Autechre live shows since each one of those is basically it's own album, same for Basinski's "Cascade"): 1. Matana Roberts - All is Written 2. Earl Sweatshirt - Solace 3. Dälek - Masked Laughter (Nothing's Left) 4. Jenny Hval - That Battle is Over…”
View forum post →From Anonymous 09/07/2015 19:01 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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RockyRaccoon 08/25/2015 18:05 in You must listen to the album below you.
RockyRaccoon 08/25/2015 18:05 in You must listen to the album below you.“Alright and now here's some 2015 for you You got a link to it somewhere? It's not on spotify”
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andyw110183 03/19/2015 12:54 | #137311
An epic piano jazz album with sublime production. Vijay iyner on this performance is on par with Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. No mean feat!!!
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