Hypnotize
by System Of A Down

Hypnotize by System Of A Down
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-11-22
Overall rank: 1,909th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 396 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (43rd)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (307th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,909th)

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System Of A Down bestography

Hypnotize is ranked 4th best out of 5 albums by System Of A Down on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by System Of A Down is Toxicity which is ranked number 245 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,520.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Hypnotize rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,909th | 2000s rank: 307th | 2005 rank: 43rd  Overall chart history
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2026 HeliosTop 100 Music Albums of 200537/1003
2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s8/10019
2026Drbassexpert24Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s95/1001
2026 ssteveTop 55 Music Albums of 200548/551
2026sunnydhammTop 47 Music Albums of 200512/474
2026bonnequestionTop 37 Music Albums of 200513/373
2026JakorTop 50 Music Albums of 200531/502
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000)50/100 -
2026 TheDarkOrbTop 46 Music Albums of 200512/464
2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Greatest Music Albums34/10067
2026stareaterogni0nTop 34 Music Albums of the 2000s20/349
2026wizardalienTop 28 Music Albums of 20055/284
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s78/1005
2026mrmcrookTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s12/10018
2026fabm0Platinum year 200528/81 -
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century80/100 -
2026TroutMaskGregTop 22 Music Albums of 20052/225
2026 AAL2014Top 52 Music Albums of 200543/521
2026 TheDarkOrbTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s84/1003
2026FritzTop 65 Music Albums of the 2000s58/652
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 187
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 885
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 396 votes)
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04/18/2026 12:44 Timooosterink  Ratings distribution  90171/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.


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55/100
From 04/11/2023 03:15 | #295932
No está mal, hay algunas cosas interesantes como los arpegios en guitarra limpia con el uso de sintetizadores creando una atmosfera depresiva y melancólica, y en lugar de seguir por ese camino rompen con la batería y la saturación de las guitarras a tal punto que llega a ser predecible y un poco aburrido. Creo que hay demasiados altibajos en este álbum, con algunas canciones buenas como "Dreaming", "Hypnotize", "Holey Mountains" y "Lonely Day" pero el resto me pareció muy olvidable.
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Rating:  
90/100
Their most under-rated record, being over-looked for being more commercial or something. This has their best melodies and specially the best harmonies between Serj and Malakian.
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50/100
From 02/05/2022 21:13 | #280813
More brilliance from SOAD. My favourites are Hypnotize, Holy Mountains and Tentative.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 11/25/2020 13:52 | #261379
Excellent album all-around, it's just that "mezmerize" is a tiny bit more special. Overall, 75/100.
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Rating:  
90/100
I love this album. More melody in a lot of the songs compared to Toxicity. Just kept getting better the more I listened. Standout tracks: Hypnotize, Tentative, Holy Mountains, Lonely Day.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 12/01/2018 00:32 | #225961
Not a bad album, but this is easily their weakest. Song writing is just childish here, and doesn't have the seriousness of their previous albums to counter the humor, like Toxicity did perfectly.
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Rating:  
70/100
This was such a fun, but heavy and cool album to listen to. Hard to explain at times but so good. This is the 2nd SOAD album I've listened to after Toxicity and I'm not disappointed by this one. Some travks were a little weird for me... But the first like 4 were excellent and the best. Each song is well crafted and so unique. Love these guys.
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My favourite album by my favourite metal band. I love the sound that is crafted on Hypnotize. Serj Tankien uses his voice as an instrument so well using pitch and melodies and sounds. Malakian's songwriting stands out. I prefer his style to what was written on albums prior. The aggression and dynamic changes make this album unique and fun to listen to.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 07/26/2015 18:40 | #146469
Good, but it seems to be composed of the scraps of mezmerize. If they had published one album with the best of the two, it would have been a fantastic one.
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Rating:  
95/100
System of a Down is my favorite band. This album, their last before hiatus, is the 2nd part to the Hypnotize/Mezmerize 2-CD set. A little faster-paced than Mezmerize, it has some amazing tracks, and the more you listen to it, the deeper it becomes.
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