Life (studio album)
by The Cardigans

Life by The Cardigans
Year: 1995
Overall rank: 5,658th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 96 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1995 (101st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (938th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,658th)

Listen on Spotify Spotify
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
The Cardigans – Life CD Japan SHM-CD Reissue Indie Pop Rock Carnival Tambourine
Condition: Very Good


eBay
eBay
THE CARDIGANS - LIFE NEW CD
Condition: Brand New


eBay
eBay
Life [CD/OBI] The Cardigans/JAPAN/Pop Rock, Indie Pop
Condition: Acceptable


  My favourite store:  

The Cardigans bestography

Life is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by The Cardigans on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Cardigans is Long Gone Before Daylight which is ranked number 3114 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 481.

The Cardigans album bestography « Higher ranked (3,315th)
Gran Turismo
This album (5,658th)
Life
Lower ranked (6,731st) »
Emmerdale

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Feb
07
Sat
19:30
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Alex Theatre, Glendale, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Feb
13
Fri
19:30
TOArts Presents Steve Poltz
Scherr Forum- B of A Performing Art, Thousand Oaks, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jan
18
Sun
19:00
Chris Thile
Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Life on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Life track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Average Rating: 84 (23 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
2.
Average Rating: 80 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
3.
Average Rating: 80 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Average Rating: 77 (9 votes)Comments: View 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Average Rating: 80 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Average Rating: 77 (1 vote)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
7.
Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
8.
Average Rating: 77 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
9.
Average Rating: 82 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
10.
Average Rating: 77 (1 vote)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
11.
Average Rating: 78 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
12.
Average Rating: 79 (9 votes)Comments: View 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
13.
Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: View 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Life rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,658th | 1990s rank: 938th | 1995 rank: 101st

Life collection

Life ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 96 votes)
   Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 96 ratings for this album.

Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
80/100
 !
12/17/2025 01:46 AAL2014   3,56575/100
 
85/100
 !
12/08/2025 03:48 Kingturtle   7,44173/100
 
90/100
 !
05/21/2025 00:01 teague   4,32678/100
 
90/100
 !
04/25/2025 10:46 lanadeleswift   3,52387/100
 
70/100
 !
04/06/2025 13:24 daCritic   4,38173/100

Rating metrics: Help Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Life favourites

Showing all 13 members who have added this album as a favourite

Life comments

Showing all 4 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

From 11/17/2018 16:15 | #225075
@Goliath This was their first album to get an international release. The version listed on BEA is the original Swedish version, while the more popular international release reuses several tracks from their debut album Emmerdale. The Swedish version is harder to find online, but it's absolutely worth it!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 11/17/2018 13:05 | #225060
My CD has only 8 of these tracks, why are versions so different? On my album there is an interesting version of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. The US version is different again.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 03/02/2018 21:14 | #209949
I'm listening to some version of this album. It's not the Swedish one, but it's still lovely. A real breath of fresh air.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 04/13/2012 19:53 | #40173
One of the best Swedish pop albums ever.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Life

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1995
1. The Bends by Radiohead
2. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
3. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Different Class by Pulp
5. Post by Björk
6. Liquid Swords by GZA/Genius
7. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
8. To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey
9. Elliott Smith by Elliott Smith
10. The Infamous by Mobb Deep
11. Wowee Zowee by Pavement
12. Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
13. Garbage by Garbage
14. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Raekwon
15. Maxinquaye by Tricky
16. Clouds Taste Metallic by The Flaming Lips
17. Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt
18. Symbolic by Death (Metal)
19. The Great Escape by Blur
20. Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices
Back to Top