Fever Ray
by Fever Ray

Fever Ray by Fever Ray
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-01-12
Overall rank: 1,055th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 353 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2009 (13th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (157th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,055th)

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Overall rank: 1,055th | 2000s rank: 157th | 2009 rank: 13th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 353 votes)
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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 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.


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From BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements
The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…
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From BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements
The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…
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The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…
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70/100
From 08/14/2022 23:37 | #288487
An album that begins very strongly but slowly dwindles in quality as you approach the end of the record but the style and atmosphere is consistent throughout. It is a dark electro pop album and it fits that role brilliantly. Every song is very consistent with this style, making for a cohesive and smooth flowing record as it all blends together nicely. It is creepy and very gothic at times whilst still managing to create pop hooks that are infectious and keep us coming back for more. You do get quite an unusual feeling when listening to this album but it is one that I love and it also makes the record unique as some albums don't really move you at all. Her voice is fantastic as well but I do think it could be given more of a spotlight to shine at times as it is clouded by the auto tune a little. My one major criticism I find with the record is that the rest of the album seems to be devoid of that initial flare present on the opening two tracks. Both songs really captivate the listener and blow me away every time I hear them whereas most of the other tracks feel a bit subdued in comparison. While every other track is still reasonably good, they just don't have the same effect on me. Overall, a good album that is consistent in atmosphere and it really leaves you satisfied due to its level of cohesiveness but there is still a lot of room to improve and build upon.
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80/100
From 09/15/2021 20:55 | #273774
O tom sombrio é excelente! Grande clima para o álbum!
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85/100
From 04/13/2019 19:22 | #234909
Finding this album is one of the reasons I love this site. I've found lots of really good albums towards the back half of the top 1000, and this is definitely one of them. Very dark. Many of the comments through here describing the album as "tribal" are apt, and you can physically feel the drum beats that drive the music in every song. (Edited)
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From 05/30/2017 17:30 | #191720
A great slab of dark electropop filled with the manifestation of anxiety and postnatal depression. The lyricism is eccentric but has depth, the vocals are great, no matter how they're distorted, and the production is bang on. A great record.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/20/2017 03:52 | #185972
I can definitely see the appeal to those who like this.
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