Why Make Sense?
by Hot Chip

Why Make Sense? by Hot Chip
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-05-19
Overall rank: 6,372nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 80 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2015 (135th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,207th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,372nd)

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Hot Chip bestography

Why Make Sense? is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by Hot Chip on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Hot Chip is The Warning which is ranked number 2432 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 651.

Hot Chip album bestography « Higher ranked (3,948th)
Made In The Dark
This album (6,372nd)
Why Make Sense?
Lower ranked (11,275th) »
A Bath Full Of Ecstasy

(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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Why Make Sense? rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,372nd | 2010s rank: 1,207th | 2015 rank: 135th
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2026bjorndedrijTop 100 Greatest Music Albums83/10018
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 201556/1002
2026 baystateoftheartTop 100 Music Albums of 201559/1002
2026 paladisiac21st century top albums 101-2009/100 -
2025 paladisiacTop 68 Music Albums of 20151/685
2025 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 20157/1005
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 201568/1002
2025skrapoelTop 46 Music Albums of 201525/462
2025 paladisiactop albums, #0401-0500*5/78 -
2025 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 2015100/1000
2025 VasileTurcutTop 30 Music Albums of 20151/305
2024 paladisiac#1 albums per year since 196056/64 -
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 2010s 067/100 -
2024 HeliosTop 100 Music Albums of 201558/1002
2024 buzzdainerTop 83 Music Albums of 201518/834
2023 VasileTurcutTop 100 Greatest Music Albums55/10033
2023cmoshierTop 100 Music Albums of 201555/1002
2023 VasileTurcutTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s25/10015
2023RoalTop 75 Music Albums of the 2010s47/758
2023 paladisiac#1 singles per year since 198432/40 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 60
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 205
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Why Make Sense? ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 80 votes)
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01/28/2026 16:12 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,87664/100
 
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02/01/2025 03:10 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,11473/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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35/100
From 07/22/2015 22:37 | #146247
I was disappointed with this album , expected much better after they amazing previous albums!
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80/100
From 06/20/2015 20:52 | #144280
It's very good, but still disappoints compared to their previous efforts.
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From 05/23/2015 16:45 | #142278
A spotty Hot Chip album is still a pleasant album but there are too many tracks which are really forgettable.
A few tracks are still worth listening
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85/100
From 05/23/2015 11:47 | #142255
Nothing ground breaking here. Just a comforting cup of Hot Chip with some hip-hop sprinkles.
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