Split
by Lush
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Split is ranked as the best album by Lush.
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Split track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Split rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 201-300 | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 32/100 | 67 |
| 2026 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Lush (UK) not incl.MB Trio - Ranked | 2/8 | - |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 20 Music Albums of 1994 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 23 Music Albums of 1994 | 21/23 | 1 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Shoegaze HW List | 41/70 | - |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 71 Music Albums of 1994 | 10/71 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1994 | 20/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  daisy | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 1/40 | 93 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 117 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 742 | |||
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Split ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/01/2026 02:04 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2026 04:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,693 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 20:16 | daisy | 72 | 92/100 |
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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 78.0/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Split forum mentions
imacgill 07/18/2025 23:22 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 05/31/2024 06:54 in Working My Way Through The BEA Overall ChartSplit comments
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While they had been produced by Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie for almost all their previous work, Lush teamed up with Mike Hedges on this record, and the result is clearer and tighter, and no less potent. Guitars (and vocals) keep building and building to wonderful effect.
The 'Split' in question was in fact not a pending demise of the group as some fans feared upon its release (and which did regrettably but understandably did occur after their follow-up record), but rather seems to be about the psychological effects on a young child when parents divorce, now the child grown up and looking back on her childhood and the things she could and couldn't understand. This seems most easily seen in "Light from a dead star" and "Kiss Chase", with more echoes throughout the remaining songs. Or perhaps that is just my take...
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This is Lush's best release. The vocals here aren't as weak as they were on Spooky and the guitar melodies are much more captivating.
This band deserves more credit, as does this record. This album is beautiful and represents Lush's greatest effort.
drakonium 01/01/2013 13:43 | #59665 | TOP COMMENT
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It's like a softer Loveless. It's good!
seb7 08/25/2022 00:52 | #288901 | TOP COMMENT
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Some good ideas towards the beginning but mostly forgettable and boring all the way through. I like the sound but not every song is interesting enough to keep me hooked for more than 20 seconds.
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