The Magic Whip
by Blur
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Blur bestography
The Magic Whip is ranked 5th best out of 25 albums by Blur on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Blur is Parklife which is ranked number 202 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,557.
(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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The Magic Whip track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Magic Whip rankings
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The Magic Whip ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 30 hours ago | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 19:53 | Adhura | 1,328 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:17 | mutant | 1,634 | 55/100 |
| ! | 12/14/2025 00:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 6,457 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2025 12:58 | mash | 1,410 | 88/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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The Magic Whip comments
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12 years since the last album. Damon & Graham both moved on and if it stayed that way we wouldn't have missed anything with thus album imo
I prefer this to their 90s stuff. It's just behind Think Tank for me but to me this is a more mature album than their popular stuff. Ghost Ship is my favourite. There Are Too Many Of Us and Thought I Was A Spaceman are 2nd and 3rd.
Brad1770 11/29/2021 10:15 | #276859
That Blur should release an album after a twelve year absence is remarkable in itself but the fact said album is so darn good makes the achievement even more remarkable
If ‘Magic Whip’ is indeed Blurs swan song album what a great way to go out and to wrap up an incredible career
luigybetis 06/08/2018 19:10 | #216359
I think this is Blur's best album, or at least the most consistent one. 8.5/10.
Masterpiece. Just it.
A pleasant surprise. I've really enjoyed listening to this album.
Underrated for sure.
nitomano 12/28/2016 17:38 | #181146
Favoritas: My Terracotta Heart, Ong Ong, There Are Too Many Of Us, Pyongyang
Slightly underrated.
Strangel 09/18/2016 03:58 | #175259
A tidy album from Blur but I don't think it has enough top-shelf songs to nudge it into the 80+ ratings for mine. It is consistent though, and I agree that many of the songs are very enjoyable but it hasn't got the enduring classics on it.
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