Lateralus
by Tool
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Lateralus is ranked as the best album by Tool.
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Lateralus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Lateralus 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 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | LordMark | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 9/100 | 88 |
| 2026 | rchristy9 | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 5/10 | 60 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 38 Music Albums of 2001 | 7/38 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 48/100 | 53 |
| 2026 | pinkfreud1981 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 3/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 6/100 | 92 |
| 2026 |  Xxnu99etxX | Metal | 80/98 | - |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  btener11 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 3/100 | 20 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 829 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8,431 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | TheWongs | 840 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 23:59 | Beot_Tea | 13 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 15:17 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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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 82.1/100, a mean average of 80.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.1.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5419): By MasterOfPuppets BestEverAlbums 08/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5410): By DeckillerLateralus comments
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One of my favorite albums... I don't give it 100 because "Mantra" and "Faaip de Oiad" are kind of there for filler. All other tracks blend wonderfully into each other and are quite musically complex, excluding "Ticks and Leeches", which feels out of place. My favorites are "Lateralus" and "Parabol/Parabola".
Deserves all the praise. Great ambitious album. If you ask me , I would prefer if the album ended with Reflection. Still a master piece. (Edited)
It’s tough to get through…there’s a lot of uninteresting filler and it’s long (and heavy, in a non-musical sense). Tool’s sound is as good as ever, of course, and there’s something genius in the lyrics “I know the pieces fit” on top of Danny Carey’s insane polyrhythms. Yeah, they fit…but only because of having one of the greatest drummers ever…
What a fantastic album that is full of great ideas and a lot of very heavy instrumentation. They really hold nothing back and seem to let out all of their passion on this project as some of these songs are so raw and powerful. This makes for a fantastic experience as you can really emote along with them and let out a lot of anger or emotion. The longer songs is where the album truly shines with Lateralus and The Grudge being my two favourite songs. Instrumentally, there is a lot to love as well with the percussion providing some outstanding moments and it does a great job of driving the music forward. The guitars are the highlight for me as they give it that heavy sound and some of the solos on here are exceptional. Where the album struggles is the length of the release. It is far too long and could be reduced by quite a bit. There is filler on here as well with a few songs being completely unnecessary in my opinion. Overall, you have to be in the right environment and mood to enjoy this album but when you want to turn it on it is absolutely phenomenal and deserves a lot of praise.
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