Tool 
The best album credited to Tool is Lateralus which is ranked number 177 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 8,499.
Tool is ranked number 95 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 21,923.
Tool official website: http://www.toolband.com
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Tool best albums
The following albums by Tool are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Tool best tracks
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Tool ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 11/13/2025 23:19 | kinginsomniac12 | 32 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2025 06:27 | habibi333 | 34 | 87/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2025 07:45 |  Purplepash | 2,658 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2025 07:59 | platus | 2,116 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2025 19:04 | Invader666 | 337 | 71/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 85.6/100, a mean average of 83.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 19.0.
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Absolutely technically the best band I have ever heard absolutely love all the albums
Nothing else to say….
Best metal band to date.
zwiebel 03/26/2022 14:21 | #283425
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like dream theater, I can respect them even if I'm not a big metalhead
av1976 06/16/2020 20:36 | #253680
I have a very wide appreciation for music, but I'm not sure how anyone can rate this band poorly. The careful construction of melodies and thought provoking lyrics create an amazing listening experience. They are definitely in my top 5, and could be my favorite band on any given day.
Crhmgs 01/22/2020 04:31 | #247064
Every Tool member is at the top of their game. Innovative music, not a single bad record and some of the most memorable basslines and riffs and even skillful drumming you will ever hear and of course, Maynard's lyrics which can be as introspective as you can possibly get and sometimes he can troll the hell out of anything with his twisted sense of humor. Tool is the perfect balance between being able to play thoughtful, interesting music and still being entertaining as hell. Tool is one of the greatest bands ever.
One of the all time greatest bands ever. I love everything they've done and i'm listening to the new album now after that 13 year wait.
jeremy9 08/26/2019 11:44 | #241692
Innovation in music
Cargusbralem 08/06/2019 15:06 | #240828
ALSO ON SPOFY NOW YAY
I just realized that the atmospheric tracks are probably dragging the scores down for their albums lol.
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