Endtroducing.....
by DJ Shadow

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-09-16
Overall rank: 155th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,123 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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Overall rank: 155th | 1990s rank: 33rd | 1996 rank: 3rd
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2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s20/10016
2026UnliveableWiltsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums12/10088
2026joathomeTop 57 Music Albums of 199651/571
2026wizardalienTop 19 Music Albums of 199616/191
2026 covecoveTop 100 Greatest Music Albums39/10061
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1201-130039/100 -
2026 videoheadcleanervideoheadcleaner's 101-20095/100 -
2026matterhornriderTop 101-200 Greatest Music Albums33/100 -
2026 sssvnnnTop 77 Music Albums of 199626/773
2026wizardalienGreatest Debut Albums95/100 -
2026 TheDarkOrbTop 51 Music Albums of 19961/515
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 89 Music Albums of 199661/892
2026matterhornriderTop 46 Music Albums of 19961/465
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s62/1008
2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s85/1003
2026VanillaBeanTop 17 Music Albums of 19961/175
2026juanr1096Top 65 Music Albums of 19963/655
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s11/10018
2026roberto71Top 100 Greatest Music Albums52/10049
2026 ssteveTop 61 Music Albums of 19962/615
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 986
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 9,101
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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 82.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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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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Rating:  
35/100
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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From 11/15/2021 20:14 | #276336
Muy buen disco.
Música tranquila y perfecto para crear un buen ambiente
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