Attack & Release
by The Black Keys

Attack & Release by The Black Keys
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-04-01
Overall rank: 2,304th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 389 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (380th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,304th)

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The Black Keys bestography

Attack & Release is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by The Black Keys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Black Keys is Brothers which is ranked number 382 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,343.

The Black Keys album bestography « Higher ranked (1,579th)
Rubber Factory
This album (2,304th)
Attack & Release
Lower ranked (3,024th) »
Thickfreakness

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Attack & Release track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Attack & Release rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,304th | 2000s rank: 380th | 2008 rank: 31st
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2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 2008 by The Observer (Incomplete)3/14 -
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 79 Music Albums of 200828/793
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 200832/1003
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200876/1001
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 501-60031/100 -
2026 RomanelliTop 50 Music Albums of 20086/505
2026 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 200865/1002
2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s80/1004
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 200844/501
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Albums of the 21st Century34/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 68 Music Albums of 200828/683
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200828/1004
2026cicadelicMusic Australia Guide Best Albums 20085/50 -
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 53 Music Albums of 200824/533
2026 paladisiactop albums, #2601-2700*42/82 -
2026 TamthebamTop 94 Music Albums of 200845/943
2026adbrack1988Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s58/1009
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 200839/1003
2025TroutMaskGregTop 17 Music Albums of 200811/172
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200870/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 212
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 696
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Attack & Release ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 389 votes)
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75/100
 
02/27/2026 23:59 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
85/100
 
01/26/2026 11:50 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,29282/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:37 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
90/100
 
12/15/2025 20:07 CrazyDiamond84  Ratings distribution  9161/100
 
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12/07/2025 15:48 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47280/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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75/100
From 11/23/2021 05:19 | #276588
I've been looking for a Black Keys album that worked for me. I am pretty sure this is the one. It's got the rawness of the earlier albums but with better production
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80/100
From 06/22/2020 18:34 | #254226
Average Track Rating = 78.19
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80/100
From 06/02/2020 14:37 | #252725
LIKE!
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Rating:  
75/100
From 01/07/2016 12:59 | #156056
some good stuff on here. Needs a few listens before you get some of them.
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95/100
From 07/26/2015 20:38 | #146477
That's what they call rock 'n' roll
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75/100
From 03/19/2013 22:00 | #69006
The album that broke them into mainstream. Pretty good album, got better with the next two.
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90/100
From 05/13/2012 15:43 | #42171
Solid album, however I think each record of theirs has improved each time upto and including 'El camino'
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75/100
From 05/09/2012 03:38 | #41885
Might be better than Brothers - it's certainly more consistent.
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100/100
From 04/01/2012 15:24 | #39306
This is probably my favorite Keys album. Some of their absolute best songs are here, with I Got Mine still being the bands live closer. Danger Mouse did a good job on this album, creating a completely different atmosphere while retaining the bands bluesy sound.
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80/100
From 03/16/2012 19:14 | #38502
Despite having many albums before this, with the help of Danger Mouse, I think this marks the Black Keys move in to the mainstream and stardom recognition they have today.
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