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The best album credited to William Basinski is The Disintegration Loops I which is ranked number 1,608 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1,064.

William Basinski is ranked number 689 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 2,547.

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William Basinski best albums

The following albums by William Basinski are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1.
The Disintegration Loops I 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
141 charts
Rank Score:
1,064
Rank in 2002:
26
Rank in 2000s:
256
Overall Rank:
1,608
Average Rating:
 78 (168 votes)
Comments:
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2.
The Disintegration Loops 
Compilation
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2012
Appears in:
52 charts
Rank Score:
641
Rank in 2012:
36
Rank in 2010s:
403
Overall Rank:
2,492
Average Rating:
 81 (120 votes)
Comments:
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3.
The Disintegration Loops II 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
44 charts
Rank Score:
261
Rank in 2003:
104
Rank in 2000s:
912
Overall Rank:
5,317
Average Rating:
 78 (64 votes)
Comments:
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4.
The Disintegration Loops III 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
33 charts
Rank Score:
219
Rank in 2003:
116
Rank in 2000s:
1,047
Overall Rank:
6,134
Average Rating:
 75 (54 votes)
Comments:
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5.
A Shadow In Time 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
31 charts
Rank Score:
76
Rank in 2017:
319
Rank in 2010s:
3,122
Overall Rank:
15,030
Average Rating:
 72 (58 votes)
Comments:
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6.
The Disintegration Loops IV 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
20 charts
Rank Score:
60
Rank in 2003:
337
Rank in 2000s:
3,310
Overall Rank:
18,256
Average Rating:
 77 (39 votes)
Comments:
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7.
Melancholia 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
16 charts
Rank Score:
39
Rank in 2003:
478
Rank in 2000s:
4,577
Overall Rank:
24,800
Average Rating:
 76 (25 votes)
Comments:
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8.
A Red Score In Tile 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
38
Rank in 2003:
488
Rank in 2000s:
4,687
Overall Rank:
25,430
Average Rating:
 76 (7 votes)
Comments:
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9.
Lamentations 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
16 charts
Rank Score:
36
Rank in 2020:
554
Rank in 2020s:
2,706
Overall Rank:
25,974
Average Rating:
 73 (16 votes)
Comments:
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10.
Cascade 
United States William Basinski
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
13 charts
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 2015:
733
Rank in 2010s:
7,371
Overall Rank:
31,584
Average Rating:
 76 (23 votes)
Comments:
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Overall artist rank:
689
Total albums: 25. Page 1 of 3
This may not be a complete discography for William Basinski.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

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William Basinski best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums Help The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Track
Rating/Comments
1.
D|P 3
(from the album The Disintegration Loops II)
Average Rating: 83 (18 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
d|p 1.1
(from the album The Disintegration Loops I)
Average Rating: 83 (38 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
dlp 6
(from the album The Disintegration Loops IV)
Average Rating: 82 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
dlp 1.2
(from the album The Disintegration Loops IV)
Average Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
D|P 5
(from the album The Disintegration Loops III)
Average Rating: 79 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
D|P 2.2
(from the album The Disintegration Loops II)
Average Rating: 79 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
[Untitled 2]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
92982.1
(from the album 92982)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
[Untitled 3]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
[Untitled 10]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
dlp 1.3
(from the album The Disintegration Loops IV)
Average Rating: 78 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
D|P 4
(from the album The Disintegration Loops III)
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 1
13.
El Camino Real
(from the album El Camino Real)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
[Untitled 6]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
15.
[Untitled 13]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
16.
[Untitled 14]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
17.
[Untitled 1]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
18.
d|p 2.1
(from the album The Disintegration Loops I)
Average Rating: 77 (30 votes)Comments: View 0
19.
[Untitled 5]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
20.
[Untitled 11]
(from the album Melancholia)
Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
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William Basinski ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 8 votes)
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“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (2019) 2. (1999) 3. by (2000) 4. by (2013) 6. by (2007) 7. by (1989) 8. by (2011) 9. by (2014) 10. by (1998) 11. by by by (1996) 14. (2012) 15. (2012) 16. by (1997) 17. by (2019) 18. by (2022) 19. by by by (2003) 22. (1991) 23. by…”
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