Tubular Bells 2003
by Mike Oldfield
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Tubular Bells 2003 is ranked 19th best out of 35 albums by Mike Oldfield on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mike Oldfield is Tubular Bells which is ranked number 522 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,335.
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Tubular Bells 2003 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tubular Bells 2003 rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Tubular Bells | 2/19 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 2003 Pt 2 | 15/29 | - |
| 2025 | sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2003 | 9/80 | 5 |
| 2024 | iancrockert141 | Top 30 Music Albums of 2003 | 20/30 | 2 |
| 2023 |  AlexSVK | Top 10 Music Albums of 2003 | 6/10 | 3 |
| 2022 |  kadupheming | Top 68 Music Albums of 2003 | 64/68 | 0 |
| 2020 |  guzguzgarbit | Top 40 Music Albums of 2003 | 37/40 | 1 |
| 2018 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2017 | JoSt | Top 50 Music Albums of 2003 | 18/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 2 hours ago | Leginlists | 1,478 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2025 11:50 | fabm0 | 6,527 | 59/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2024 03:25 | dhbarrett | 8,273 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2023 15:09 | AlexSVK | 1,087 | 62/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2022 02:19 |  eddieWilson | 679 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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sssvnnn 09/09/2020 21:18 | #257970
Good.
Brad1770 09/24/2018 01:18 | #221565
Edit update
“Viv Stanshell is 100% IRREPLACEABLE % “
Brad1770 05/26/2018 02:18 | #215611
I cant believe no one has commented on this album yet , that be as it may I'm going to
So , the genesis for this release was 2 fold:
(1) Celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the original 'Tubular Bell' release
and
(2) Mike Oldfield wanting to fix what he saw as faults on the original release and in particular some out of tune instruments
So is it any good ? Yes and No
Yes: the production is great on this one , with the tracks sounding bright , sparkling and modern . The tracks pump from a stereo like a house getting a bright lick of paint. Also the entire album is broken down to 17 tracks making it easier to follow
No: the 1973 charm of the original is lost here , and is definitely poorer for it . Also John Cleese has replaced Viv Stanshall and it doesn't work , quite frankly John Cleese sounds too John Cleeseish ! Viv Stanshall is 100% replaceable . Also the "Caveman" section is here but replaced with 2 Cave-people a Male and a Female voice & it just doesn't work
Interesting but stick to the original IMO
60/100
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