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Max Richter

Max Richter’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 4 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 80 (B-). See the discography in release order.

What is Max Richter’s best album?

By the critics, it’s The Blue Notebooks (2004), with a B-Side Breakdown of 85 (B) from 6 reviews. 100% of them liked it.

Next best: Sleep (79) and In a Landscape (78). Lowest rated: Memoryhouse (77).

Max Richter albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. The Blue Notebooks (2004): 85 B
  2. 2. Sleep (2015): 79 C+
  3. 3. In a Landscape (2024): 78 C+
  4. 4. Memoryhouse (2002): 77 C+

Max Richter discography, in release order

The earliest here77Memoryhouse, 2002The critics' favorite85The Blue Notebooks, 2004The latest78In a Landscape, 2024. 1 point above Memoryhouse.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Max Richter album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

6010075likedMemoryhouse (2002): 77772002The Blue Notebooks (2004): 85852004Sleep (2015): 79792015In a Landscape (2024): 78782024

Every Max Richter studio album, oldest first. One doesn't have a Breakdown yet; it gets one once three critics' reviews turn up.

  1. 2002Album cover for Memoryhouse by Max RichterMemoryhouse77 C+
  2. 2004Album cover for The Blue Notebooks by Max RichterThe Blue Notebooks85 B
  3. 2012Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four SeasonsNo Breakdown yet
  4. 2015Album cover for Sleep by Max RichterSleep79 C+
  5. 2024Album cover for In a Landscape by Max RichterIn a Landscape78 C+

Which critics love Max Richter, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Max Richter albums.

Warmest on Max RichterAllMusic8 points above the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Cooled off over timePitchfork8 points above the other critics in its reviews from 2004–2014, 9 points below from 2015–2024.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

AllMusic3 albums+8
  1. Memoryhouse 200280 vs 76 from 3 others +4
  2. The Blue Notebooks 2004100 vs 82 from 5 others +18
  3. Sleep 201580 vs 79 from 7 others +1

All AllMusic reviews

Pitchfork4 albums0
  1. Memoryhouse 200287 vs 73 from 3 others +14
  2. The Blue Notebooks 200487 vs 84 from 5 others +3
  3. Sleep 201570 vs 80 from 7 others −10
  4. In a Landscape 202473 vs 81 from 2 others −8

All Pitchfork reviews

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