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 3443 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 437.
(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
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | My Favorite Film Scores & Soundtracks | 28/73 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | AwaitingAndrew | Top 24 Music Albums of 1975 | 11/24 | 3 |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 201-300 Greatest Music Albums | 1/100 | - |
| 2025 | AwaitingAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Favourite Film Soundtracks | 23/100 | - |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 45 Music Albums of 1975 | 11/45 | 4 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 38 Music Albums of 1960 | 13/38 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | best ever movie soundtracks | 79/100 | - |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | My Favourite Movie Soundtracks | 73/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 34 | |||
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Psycho ratings
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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 | 16,023 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2025 07:58 | acematt51090 | 1,067 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2024 23:03 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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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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Psycho forum mentions
Hayden 01/28/2024 15:25 in Best Films of The 60s (V2) [List]
EyeKanFly 01/16/2022 20:00 in What album are you listening to right now?Psycho comments
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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.
One of the best film scores ever.
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