Tortoise
by Tortoise
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Tortoise bestography
Tortoise is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by Tortoise on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tortoise is Millions Now Living Will Never Die which is ranked number 1096 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,597.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Tortoise track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tortoise rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut- 1994 | 3/5 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 16 Music Albums of 1994 | 11/16 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 1994 | 70/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 63 Music Albums of 1994 | 20/63 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1994 | 49/50 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 52 Music Albums of 1994 | 30/52 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 77/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 66 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 196 | |||
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Tortoise ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 29 hours ago | Norman Bates | 10,211 | 75/100 |
| ! | 37 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2025 01:55 | baystateoftheart | 2,897 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Tortoise forum mentions
baystateoftheart 04/21/2020 02:03 in What album are you listening to right now?
badseed 08/14/2015 04:55 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayTortoise comments
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Space-Dementia 03/30/2016 02:38 | #162969 | TOP COMMENT
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While on 1998's TNT it seems like the drums are the instrument that everything is centered around and that we are focusing on the most, here on their debut it's all about the bass. There's some interesting stuff happening on the drums and other percussion instruments, like marimbas and stuff, but everything is centered around the bass, which gives a very different listening experience when compared to TNT. It's hard to choose a favorite out of the two, but I have to say this is much better than 2001's Standards.
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