Psycho
by Bernard Herrmann
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Bernard Herrmann bestography
Psycho is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Bernard Herrmann on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bernard Herrmann is Vertigo which is ranked number 3345 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 455.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Psycho track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Psycho rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/27/2025 20:42 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,418 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2025 07:58 | acematt51090 | 1,067 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2024 23:03 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,700 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2024 08:09 | TonySayers61 | 25,225 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2023 13:42 |  RevolverCB72 | 1,808 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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One of the best film scores ever.
A timeless piece of work. Hitchcock had originally wanted there to be no music played during the infamous "shower scene", thank God he changed his mind. Those shrieking violins manage to build considerable suspense and shock its audience. Without Herrmann's effort, I fear the film would have had far less of an impact. Even 56 years later, it remains a terrifyingly brilliant soundtrack that perfectly compliments a terrifyingly brilliant film.
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