Why Make Sense?
by Hot Chip
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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 2326 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 700.
(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? track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Why Make Sense? rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Monarchie & Alltag: Alben des Jahres 2015 | 30/30 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Age Best Albums 2015 | 6/20 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Exclaim! Top 10 Electronic Albums 2015 | 8/10 | - |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 21st century top albums 101-200 | 9/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Télérama Les meilleurs albums de 2015 | 38/50 | - |
| 2026 | bjorndedrij | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 84/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | #1 albums per year since 1960 | 56/66 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 56/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 66 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 202 | |||
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Why Make Sense? ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/13/2026 02:33 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,620 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 16:12 | TonySayers61 | 25,591 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 17:23 |  EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 69.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 10/21/2025 11:28 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) paladisiac 12/01/2016 22:12 in What album are you listening to right now? paladisiac 06/14/2016 16:39 in What album are you listening to right now?Why Make Sense? comments
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DanielNunes93 07/22/2015 22:37 | #146247 | TOP COMMENT
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I was disappointed with this album , expected much better after they amazing previous albums!
SleepDealer 06/20/2015 20:52 | #144280 | TOP COMMENT
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It's very good, but still disappoints compared to their previous efforts.
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
ButterThumbz 05/23/2015 11:47 | #142255 | TOP COMMENT
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Nothing ground breaking here. Just a comforting cup of Hot Chip with some hip-hop sprinkles.
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