Aerial
by Kate Bush

Aerial by Kate Bush
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-11-02
Overall rank: 1,000th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 367 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2005 (17th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (151st)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (1,000th)

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Kate Bush bestography

Aerial is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Kate Bush on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Kate Bush is Hounds Of Love which is ranked number 53 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,022.

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This album (1,000th)
Aerial
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Aerial track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Aerial rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,000th | 2000s rank: 151st | 2005 rank: 17th

Aerial collection

Aerial ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 367 votes)
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01/25/2026 13:18 Ilolahti  Ratings distribution  7279/100
 
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01/23/2026 17:15 hebbo137  Ratings distribution  19979/100
 
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01/15/2026 00:31 This_is_handsome  Ratings distribution  76979/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:45 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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12/22/2025 12:53 imimesis  Ratings distribution  2,01581/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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80/100
From 09/18/2025 12:47 | #310965
Took me so long to get into this album but now that I’m heavily immersed in it, it’s wonderful. So many “moving parts” and it’s so densely layered that it needs repeated listens (for me anyway) to really get it.

Not quite there but bordering on a masterpiece
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Rating:  
90/100
From 12/06/2024 11:43 | #306388
In my opinion this is one of her best album. A Coral Room followed by the whole of A Sky of Honey (Tracks 8-16) are like a completely separate album totally beautiful and atmospheric. I also love Joanni & King Of The Mountain. Mrs. Bartolozzi is also a hidden gem.
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90/100
From 02/29/2024 14:29 | #302304
Like all of Kate Bush's albums, this is truly original and distinctive. There's nothing as catchy and pleasing as "Running Up that Hill" but there is a lot to admire and enjoy.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/08/2023 22:47 | #292640
Definitely recommend listening to the original 42 minutes of the second half of the album it's a beautiful mosaic. (Sky full of honey indeed)
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85/100
From 02/21/2021 20:58 | #266593
Great opening track, but the last half of this album is absolutely sublime.
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85/100
From 01/26/2021 19:54 | #265160
It's Kate Bush. So of course it's great. The one thing I noticed when I was listening though, is that there's a lot less electronic based instrumentation considering it was 2005. But other than that, it sounds great, and it all flows great, much like Hounds of Love.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 10/09/2019 19:20 | #243590
best voice in the world.it just moves along so smoothly.and if you have the pleasure of a English summer day.sky of honey capturesit wonderfully.
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80/100
From 05/16/2019 17:33 | #236305
Aerial is a bit too large and has dated production at times, but features some of the most sincere moment's in Kate Bush's career and a gorgeous ending.
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85/100
From 12/15/2018 09:55 | #227171
Sunset, Nocturn and Aerial is definetly amongst her best performances. Brilliant!
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85/100
From 12/13/2018 17:29 | #226999
The are songs enough here to count it as a classic in my record collection. Strangely enough a lot of boring stuff starting the album off. At the end it's exploading in beauty. Love it
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