Exploding Head
by A Place To Bury Strangers

Exploding Head by A Place To Bury Strangers
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-10-13
Overall rank: 8,662nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 43 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2009 (149th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,497th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,662nd)

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Exploding Head is ranked as the best album by A Place To Bury Strangers.

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Overall rank: 8,662nd | 2000s rank: 1,497th | 2009 rank: 149th
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2026LittleM1971Top 86 Music Albums of 200911/864
2026matterhornriderTop 33 Music Albums of 200932/330
2026 MadhattanJackTop 81 Music Albums of 200912/814
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 20097/1005
2026LittleM1971Greatest Music Albums: 1001-110075/100 -
2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s42/10012
2025cicadelicDelusions Of Adequacy Best Albums Of 200920/49 -
2025 dihansseTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s46/10011
2025 dihansseTop 90 Music Albums of 20092/905
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200957/1002
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 20093/1005
2025cicadelicRobert Christgau: Dean's List 200942/83 -
2024sonicdiscourse2009 To-Do List64/78 -
2024cmoshierTop 100 Music Albums of 200941/1003
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 2000s 0513/100 -
2024TheKingTop 75 Music Albums of 20099/754
2024 imacgillBeautiful Noise - Best Shoegaze8/100 -
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 200920/1004
2024cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of 200968/1002
2024 ssteveTop 48 Music Albums of 200934/482
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 50
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 142
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78/100 (from 43 votes)
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11/06/2025 09:09 Dingerbell  Ratings distribution  4,01462/100
 
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10/09/2025 07:27 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,11964/100
 
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07/15/2025 19:24 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,28475/100
 
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06/02/2024 19:54 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,96081/100
 
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04/22/2024 17:29 teague  Ratings distribution  4,33178/100

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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 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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From 10/30/2017 21:35 | #200316
nooooiiiiiiise
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From 02/08/2014 08:48 | #102547
very very underrated, if you like noise buy this record
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From 04/13/2013 20:09 | #72862
Yeah this is pretty good. Tonagamu's description: "the dark side of Loveless" is pretty accurate. I had this laying around and I hadn't listened to it and I'm glad I did.
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From 05/13/2010 13:53 | #11678
Warning: This album is really fucking loud, That being said, this is like the dark side of Loveless. It's a fantastic album worth listening too. It may lack the soundscapes that Loveless has to offer, but what it doesn't have it makes up for in just pure sound and catchy melodies.
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