Endtroducing.....
by DJ Shadow

Album
Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-09-16
Overall rank: 154th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,134 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1996 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1990s (32nd)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (154th)

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Endtroducing..... track list

  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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1.
Best Foot Forward
Average Rating: 80 (167 votes)Comments: View 3
2.
Track pick (910 - 269 votes)
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Average Rating: 91 (269 votes)Comments: View 7
3.
The Number Song
Average Rating: 86 (201 votes)Comments: View 4
4.
Changeling / **Transmission 1
Average Rating: 87 (197 votes)Comments: View 1
5.
Track pick (890 - 209 votes)
Stem/Long Stem
Average Rating: 89 (209 votes)Comments: View 2
6.
**Transmission 2 / Mutual Slump
Average Rating: 85 (183 votes)Comments: View 2
7.
Organ Donor
Average Rating: 85 (188 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
Average Rating: 80 (157 votes)Comments: View 2
9.
Track pick (900 - 233 votes)
Midnight In A Perfect World
Average Rating: 90 (233 votes)Comments: View 4
10.
Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
Average Rating: 86 (179 votes)Comments: View 2
11.
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit) / **Transmission 3
Average Rating: 86 (174 votes)Comments: View 1

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Endtroducing..... rankings

Endtroducing..... rankings summary
Overall rank: 154th | 1990s rank: 32nd | 1996 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
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2026FritzTop 85 Music Albums of the 1990s78/852
2026 LedZepHip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days53/100 -
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s37/10013
2026ScrabblerTop 99 Greatest Music Albums94/996
2026 AAL2014Top 68 Music Albums of 19964/685
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s34/10013
2026 TheDarkOrbTop 51 Music Albums of 19961/515
2026Juneof44Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s95/1001
2026sunnydhammTop 26 Music Albums of 199626/260
2026pjerskeTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s63/1008
2026VanillaBeanTop 18 Music Albums of 19961/185
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 80 Music Albums of 19962/805
2026cicadelicQ magazine Recordings Of The Year 199620/50 -
2026 eclabTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s47/10011
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s35/10013
2026stareaterogni0nTop 75 Music Albums of the 1990s70/752
2026jspace3Top 7 Greatest Music Albums5/7 -
2026Liks_on_musicTop 86 Greatest Music Albums11/8687
2026 JMGL95Top 37 Music Albums of 19964/375
2026jinglebellisTop 21 Greatest Music Albums9/2159
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 994
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 8,885
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Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,134 votes)
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 !		08/02/2026 02:06 xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,57274/100
 
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 !		07/26/2026 15:15 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,22269/100
 
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 !		06/19/2026 21:12 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,63835/100
 
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 !		06/07/2026 20:11 Svelte8  Ratings distribution  1,86973/100

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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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