Endtroducing.....
by DJ Shadow

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Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-09-16
Overall rank: 155th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,129 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1996 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1990s (33rd)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (155th)

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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 (166 votes)Comments: View 3
2.
Track pick (910 - 268 votes)
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Average Rating: 91 (268 votes)Comments: View 7
3.
The Number Song
Average Rating: 86 (200 votes)Comments: View 4
4.
Changeling / **Transmission 1
Average Rating: 87 (196 votes)Comments: View 1
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Track pick (890 - 208 votes)
Stem/Long Stem
Average Rating: 89 (208 votes)Comments: View 2
6.
**Transmission 2 / Mutual Slump
Average Rating: 85 (182 votes)Comments: View 2
7.
Organ Donor
Average Rating: 85 (187 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
Average Rating: 80 (157 votes)Comments: View 2
9.
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Midnight In A Perfect World
Average Rating: 90 (232 votes)Comments: View 4
10.
Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
Average Rating: 86 (178 votes)Comments: View 2
11.
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit) / **Transmission 3
Average Rating: 85 (173 votes)Comments: View 1

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Endtroducing..... rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 155th | 1990s rank: 33rd | 1996 rank: 3rd
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2026 scwrlwTop 100 Greatest Music Albums22/10079
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s20/10016
2026VanillaBeanTop 66 Music Albums of the 1990s8/6618
2026chavaloricardinTop 100 Greatest Music Albums13/10086
2026 LebowskiRamsTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s44/10011
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s15/10017
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s32/10014
2026 TheDarkOrbTop 51 Music Albums of 19961/515
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 199611/1005
2026ScrabblerTop 100 Greatest Music Albums89/10012
2026 ssteveTop 100 Greatest Music Albums78/10023
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 199618/1004
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s80/1004
2026 AAL2014Top 63 Music Albums of 19964/635
2026cicadelicLes Inrocks Les meilleurs albums 19965/50 -
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 19961/1005
2026Liks_on_musicTop 50 Greatest Music Albums11/5080
2026BoxFLTop 74 Music Albums of the 1990s19/7415
2026roberto71Top 100 Greatest Music Albums52/10048
2026 seb7Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s43/9912
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 993
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 9,071
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84/100 (from 1,129 votes)
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 		4 days ago JMGL95  Ratings distribution  2,44681/100
 
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 		04/29/2026 01:19 oilnoilnoilnoil  Ratings distribution  26778/100
 
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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 18 hours ago | #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
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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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