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• Perfect scores10 albums have a Breakdown of 100: every critic on them gave top marks, with at least 5 reviews each.See it →
• Most reviewed26 critics weighed in on Fontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber, more than any other album here.See it →
• No arguments9 critics reviewed The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds and landed within a few points of each other, for a Breakdown of 100.See it →
• Best year on record1971 has the highest average Breakdown of any year here: 86.0 across 26 albums.See it →
• Best decade1960s albums average the highest Breakdown of any decade here: 90.1 across 54 albums.
• Critics’ favorite genreFolk, Country & Americana albums average a Breakdown of 76.9 across 191 albums, the highest of any genre here.See it →
• Most consistent acclaimThe Beatles has the highest average Breakdown of any artist with five or more albums here: 90.4 across 11 albums.See it →
• Most A-Sides7 A-Sides belong to The Beatles, more than any other artist. An A-Side is the critics’ top tier: 90 or higher.See it →
• Deepest cut1959 is the year Miles Davis, Kind of Blue came out, the oldest album here with a full Breakdown.See it →
• Top marks2,680 reviews here give an album a perfect score: 7.3% of them.
• Busiest byline1,239 reviews here carry Stephen Thomas Erlewine’s name, more than any other critic.See it →
• Most outlets, one critic7 different outlets have run reviews by Greg Kot here, more than any other critic.See it →
• Named critics3,679 critics have a byline on at least one review here, each with a page of their own.See it →
• Toughest grader: Slant63 average score across 1,057 reviews, the lowest of any outlet.See it →
• Easiest to win over: Entertainment Weekly94.9% of its reviews score the album 75 or higher, the highest share of any outlet.See it →
• Hardest to win over: Slant23.5% of its reviews score the album 75 or higher, the lowest share of any outlet.See it →
• Closest to the crowd: Paste8.6 points, on average, from the other critics’ average for the same album (173 albums).See it →
• Its own ears: Entertainment Weekly16.4 points, on average, from the other critics’ average for the same album, the widest gap of any outlet (2,123 albums).See it →
• Full range: Drowned in Sound21.3 points: how far a typical review lands from its own average score, the widest swing of any outlet.See it →
• Steadiest hand: Entertainment Weekly6.6 points: how far a typical review lands from its own average score, the tightest of any outlet.See it →
• Quickest to give a 100: Select24.9% of its reviews give the album a perfect score (51 albums), the highest rate of any outlet.See it →
• Deepest crate: Uncut1955 is the release year of the oldest album it has a score on here.See it →
• Vintage ears: MusicHound Rock87.5% of its reviews here are of albums released before 1990, more than any other outlet.See it →
• New music first: Paste20.2% of its reviews here are of albums from 2025 or 2026, more than any other outlet.See it →
• First on the scene: The Line of Best Fit94.3% of its dated reviews came out in the album’s release week (105 reviews with dates).See it →
• A-Side regular: AllMusic215 A-Sides reviewed, more than any other outlet. A-Sides are the albums the critics rate highest.See it →
• Specialist: The Source95.4% of its reviews here are Hip-Hop & Rap, the most focused of any outlet.See it →
• Biggest bench: Pitchfork347 different critics with a byline on its reviews here, more than any other outlet.See it →

Worked out from every Breakdown, review, critic and outlet on the site. The numbers update on their own as reviews come in.