Employment
by Kaiser Chiefs

Employment by Kaiser Chiefs
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-03-07
Overall rank: 2,940th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 234 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (490th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,940th)

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Employment is ranked as the best album by Kaiser Chiefs.

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This album (2,940th)
Employment
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,940th | 2000s rank: 490th | 2005 rank: 56th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 234 votes)
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60/100
 
03/09/2026 14:31 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,40873/100
 
75/100
 
03/07/2026 14:04 Gedi  Ratings distribution  18684/100
 
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12/31/2025 22:16 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,96081/100
 
85/100
 
12/15/2025 03:16 imacgill  Ratings distribution  2,66879/100
 
70/100
 
12/07/2025 15:58 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47280/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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90/100
From 01/15/2025 19:33 | #307026
Somehow blends punk, new wave, and britpop into a cohesive album that never quite reaches the heights of any of these genre's finest records yet still produces a quite excellent album. 9/10!
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85/100
From 11/10/2022 23:32 | #291209
Love the melodies and harmonies. It's good light-hearted rock. Solid right through. One of the better albums of this genre. Very catchy and enjoyable.
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90/100
From 10/13/2022 05:57 | #290425
Easily The Kaiser Chiefs best album
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90/100
From 11/17/2014 22:46 | #127270
Very good indie rock album. Best 10 songs average is 92,0/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. I like this sound and the album is rich in variety. Notable are the well-fitting electronic instruments and samples here and there. Best songs are the first three: "Everyday I love...", "I predict a riot" and "Modern way" all 95/100. Closely followed by "You can have it all", "Oh my god", "Born to be a dancer" and "Caroline, yes" all 90/100. There is no smash hit, but very good songs from beginning to the end, wow!!
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70/100
From 01/13/2014 17:46 | #100558
For their debut, it is good, but doesn't really hold up to the standards of nostalgia for me.
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From 05/16/2013 20:15 | #76297
Loved this one so much back in the day. Born To Be A Dancer
is such a highlight.
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65/100
From 03/24/2013 16:00 | #69745
This was an okay debut album. A few solid tracks, but mostly just average at best.
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From 01/31/2010 02:54 | #8728
That was Shirleys gettin ready to go out song back in the day.
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