Early reviews. Critics give Best of 00–10 an early B-Side Breakdown of 77 (C+), from 6 reviews so far. It will settle as more outlets weigh in.
The verdict on Best of 00–10
Most critics liked it: 5 of 6 liked it.
- Highest 90 Drowned in Sound
- Outlier 50 Clash, 30 points below the next-lowest score
- Career Tied for #4 of Ladytron's 9 albums with a Breakdown
- By the numbers Ladytron's best-reviewed album here since 604 (2008).
| The gist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drowned in Sound via Wikipediaby Hayden Woolley | 9/10 | 90 | 2011 | “Other bands get swept up in a wave of hype before swiftly being carried back to obscurity, whereas Ladytron are like indie-objectivists, perpetuall…” |
| Pitchfork via Wikipediaby Scott Plagenhoef | 8.2/10 | 82 | 2011 | “Few would have expected Ladytron to last a full decade, but here they are in 2011 with a well-chosen comp that includes two new tracks.” |
| PopMatters via Wikipediaby Matt James | 8/10 | 80 | 2011 | |
| musicOMH via Wikipediaby Helen Clarke | 4/5 | 80 | 2011 | “From the cold, hard sounds of 604 to the futuristic disco of Witching Hour, this is a comprehensive overview of endlessly interesting band” |
| AllMusic via Wikipediaby Heather Phares | 4/5 | 80 | ||
| Clash via Wikipediaby David Renshaw | 5/10 | 50 | 2011 | “Ten years into their sporadic career, Ladytron gift us a collection of their greatest hits.” |
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Best of 00–10 in Ladytron's catalog
How these critics usually treat Ladytron
- Drowned in Sound Kinder than usual16 points above the other critics here. Usually 4 points below on Ladytron's other albums (4).
- Pitchfork Kinder than usual6 points above the other critics here. Usually 3 points below on Ladytron's other albums (8).
- musicOMH Kinder than usual4 points above the other critics here. Usually 5 points below on Ladytron's other albums (4).
- AllMusic About usual for them4 points above the other critics here. Usually 1 point above on Ladytron's other albums (7).
- PopMatters About usual for them4 points above the other critics here. Usually 5 points above on Ladytron's other albums (3).
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Approval is the share of critics who scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not how many critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Published is the date on the review itself, read from the outlet’s page, so you can see whether an album’s reputation came at release or years later. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number. Scores marked via Wikipedia are archive ratings, mostly for older albums, taken from the “Professional ratings” box on the album’s Wikipedia page (published openly through Wikidata); each links to the original review when we can find it online, and to that Wikipedia entry when we can’t. When an outlet reviewed an album twice, years apart (often for a reissue), both scores count, each labeled with its year.
A-Side marks the critics’ top tier. An album earns it automatically, from its numbers alone: a Breakdown of 90 or higher, from at least 5 reviews, with at least 75% approval. Nobody hands it out and nobody can buy it; if new reviews pull an album below the line, it loses the badge.
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