Endtroducing.....
by DJ Shadow

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-09-16
Overall rank: 152nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,134 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1996 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1990s (32nd)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (152nd)

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 152nd | 1990s rank: 32nd | 1996 rank: 3rd
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2026 eclabTop 25 Music Albums of 199610/253
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 19961/1005
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s62/1008
2026 AAL2014Top 66 Music Albums of 19964/665
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s17/10017
2026jinglebellisTop 21 Greatest Music Albums9/2160
2026 arthur237Top 100 Greatest Music Albums28/10070
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Greatest Music Albums28/10073
2026KettwigTop 33 Music Albums of 19964/335
2026 baystateoftheartTop 47 Music Albums of the 1990s8/4717
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s20/10016
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s80/1004
2026 pranafilmsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums4/10093
2026 RomanelliTop 80 Music Albums of 199633/803
2026PurpleHazelTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s22/10016
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 94 Music Albums of 199661/942
2026TroutMaskGregTop 19 Music Albums of 199612/192
2026mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s3/10020
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 199611/1005
2026stareaterogni0nTop 75 Music Albums of the 1990s70/752
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 995
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 9,077
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84/100 (from 1,134 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.7/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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95/100
From 05/06/2026 08:34 | #314322
Classic.
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90/100
From 01/27/2025 11:47 | #307259
Album Rating: 84.50
(845/10)

DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Endtroducing.....

16.09.1996

1.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Best Foot Forward. N/a (70) n/a
2.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt. 85
3.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - The Number Song. 73
4.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Changeling. 90
5.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4). 72
6.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Untitled. N/a (60) n/a
7.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Stem/Long Stem. 98
8.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Mutual Slump. 77
9.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Organ Donor. 79
10.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96. N/a (61) n/a
11.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Midnight In A Perfect World. 100
12.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain. 87
13.DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1-Blue Sky Revisit). 84

Ranked in order:

* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Midnight In A Perfect World. 100
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Stem/Long Stem. 98
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Changeling. 90
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain. 87
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt. 85
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1-Blue Sky Revisit). 84
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Organ Donor. 79
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Mutual Slump. 77
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - The Number Song. 73
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4). 72
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Best Foot Forward. N/a (70) n/a
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96. N/a (61) n/a
* DJ Shadow (End - USA - Sep 96) - Untitled. N/a (60) n/a
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Rating:  
95/100
From 05/09/2024 13:31 | #303445
Probably as good as instrumental hip-hop gets, acheiving moments of true musical magic a couple of times.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 12/16/2023 20:49 | #300504
TBC…

Album Rating: 84.50
(845/10)

16.09.1996

DJ Shadow (US): Endtroducing.....

1. Best Foot Forward. N/a
2.Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt. 85
3.The Number Song. 73
4.Changeling. 90
5.What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4). 72
6.Untitled. N/a
7.Stem/Long Stem. 98
8.Mutual Slump. 77
9.Organ Donor. 79
10.Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96. N/a
11.Midnight In A Perfect World. 100
12.Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain. 87
13.What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1-Blue Sky Revisit). 84
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Rating:  
95/100
From 05/16/2023 13:49 | #297015
Cool album ???
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Rating:  
100/100
From 02/18/2023 03:04 | #294157
Instant Classic...

Este es el resultado de pasar horas y horas recopilando discos olvidados en estantes de música y mezclarlos en esta obra maestra, el sample es sumamente creativo, el efecto de sonido de vinilo rasgado le da ese toque cálido y antiguo, los cambios de ritmo son brutales.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:49 | #289160
Solid album
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Rating:  
75/100
From 04/06/2022 15:59 | #283868
This record serves two purposes.

First, as an incredible set of beats and sounds and samples, it makes for an interesting and energetic soundtrack to your morning tasks.

Second, as a record devoid of lyrics, it helps prove how critical words are to pop music.

Great listen, but no memorable moments.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 03/17/2022 07:39 | #282935
Best song: Midnight in a perfect world( With a long sample from Pekka Pohjola's solo LP "Harakka Bialoipokku"
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50/100
From 01/16/2022 21:29 | #279494
Yes there are some great sounds on the album, but for me some of the tracks are a bit too long and there's a bit too much filler. But there are some brilliant tracks. Highlights are Stem/Long Stem, Midnight In A Perfect World, What Does Your Soul Look Like and Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt.
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