Anthology: The Sounds Of Science
by Beastie Boys
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Anthology: The Sounds Of Science is ranked 9th best out of 16 albums by Beastie Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Beastie Boys is Paul's Boutique which is ranked number 253 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,236.
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Anthology: The Sounds Of Science track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Anthology: The Sounds Of Science 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 | fabm0 | List 1999 Pt 2 | 3/75 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 73 Music Albums of 1999 | 69/73 | 0 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2701-2784 | 49/84 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1999 | 100/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 70 Music Albums of 1999 | 45/70 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 62 Music Albums of 1999 | 27/62 | 3 |
| 2021 |  RoundTheBend | Top 57 Music Albums of 1999 | 19/57 | 3 |
| 2020 | bertdepoortere | Top 25 Music Albums of 1999 | 16/25 | 2 |
| 2019 | bertdepoortere | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 65/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Anthology: The Sounds Of Science ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/20/2025 16:22 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2025 20:04 | Fabien67 | 393 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2024 15:04 | cicadelic | 14,067 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Anthology: The Sounds Of Science forum mentions
Romanelli 08/29/2026 19:34 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 05/15/2024 20:00 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 03/25/2023 14:17 in The Romanelli Music Diary: When I GoAnthology: The Sounds Of Science comments
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There are very few bands I'd recommend to start with a best of of (maybe the Cure and the Chemical Brothers, though their albums are great by themselves) so it should be unlikely that I recommend a best of my favorite band, especially one whose sound is so broad and different from one album to the rest. That's how great a compilation is, The Sounds of Science manages to capture the manic energy, the crazy scope and the humor of the band through a double CD. I never listen to it, I love their albums far too much, but I still think it is, unlike their further best-of, a very commandable gateway to those fantastic Hall of Famers.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2012 08:44 | #41486
Sure, it's got all the hits, but it's also got loads of rare songs on it that you probably haven't heard unless you're a hardcore collector. Worth owning just for that, even though most of them aren't great.
Une très bonne compilation pour découvrir les Beastie Boys et leur musique éclectique. (Edited)
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