Dork’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 20 reviews of 20 albums, going back to 2021, each next to the album’s Breakdown. 19 of them come from Wikipedia ratings boxes, mostly for older albums.
Top critics
- Neive McCarthy 3 reviews
- Stephen Ackroyd 3 reviews
- Ali Shutler 2 reviews
- Abigail Firth 2 reviews
- Jake Hawkes 1 review
4 reviews with no named critic yet.
What it reviews
- Pop 45%
- Rock 25%
- Indie & Alternative 15%
- Hip-Hop & Rap 5%
- Metal & Punk 5%
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By the numbers
84average score it gives, on the 0 to 100 scale (20 reviews)
90%of its reviews score an album 75 or higher
12points: how far a typical review lands from its own average score
6albums given a perfect score (30.0% of its reviews)
10different critics with a byline on its reviews here
50%of its scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (20 albums)
12points, on average, between its release-week reviews and where the other critics ended up (8 reviews)
How its scores spread
- 0–490
- 50s0
- 60s2
- 70s0
- 80s12
- 90+6
Its top scores
Kendrick LamarGNX 100 Jake Hawkes
Twenty One PilotsClancy 100 Ali Shutler
The 1975Being Funny in a Foreign Language 100 Stephen Ackroyd
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine Chamber 100 
Zara LarssonPoster Girl 100 Stephen Ackroyd
Chappell RoanThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 100 
HalseyThe Great Impersonator 80 Neive McCarthy
Dua LipaRadical Optimism 80 Abigail Firth
Every review
| Critic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick LamarGNX“GNX by Kendrick Lamar · released 22nd November 2024 · via Interscope Records · 16 tracks · album profile · plus 20 related Dork coverage items.” | Jake Hawkes Read the review via Wikipedia | 100 5/5 | 86 | 2024 |
| HalseyThe Great Impersonator“The Great Impersonator by Halsey · released 25th October 2024 · via Columbia · 19 tracks · album profile · plus 19 related Dork coverage items.” | Neive McCarthy Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 80 | 2024 |
| Twenty One PilotsClancy“Clancy by twenty one pilots · released 24th May 2024 · via Fueled By Ramen · 14 tracks · album profile · plus 20 related Dork coverage items.” | Ali Shutler Read the review via Wikipedia | 100 5/5 | 78 | 2024 |
| Dua LipaRadical Optimism | Abigail Firth Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 73 | 2024 |
 Sum 41Heaven :x: Hell | not named Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 79 | 2024 |
 Taking Back Sunday152“152 by Taking Back Sunday · released 27th October 2023 · via Fantasy · 11 tracks · album profile · plus 20 related Dork coverage items.” | Alexander Bradley Read the review via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 68 | 2023 |
| The 1975Being Funny in a Foreign Language“Being Funny In A Foreign Language by The 1975 · released 14th October 2022 · via Dirty Hit · 16 tracks · album profile · plus 20 related Dork coverage…” | Stephen Ackroyd Read the review via Wikipedia | 100 5/5 | 84 | 2022 |
 Marina DiamandisAncient Dreams In A Modern Land“Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land by Marina · released 11th June 2021 · via Atlantic Records · 10 tracks · album profile · plus 10 related Dork coverage items.” | Abigail Firth Read the review via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 75 | 2021 |
 Twenty One PilotsBreach | Dan Harrison Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 74 | |
 Florence + the MachineDance Fever | Stephen Ackroyd Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 81 | |
| Fontaines D.C.Dopamine Chamber“Staking their claim to be the best band of their generation.” | not named Read the review | 100 5/5 | 81 | |
 Conan GrayKid Krow | not named Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 77 | |
 MØMotordrome | Jamie MacMillan Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 69 | |
 RayeMy 21st Century Blues | Neive McCarthy Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 78 | |
 Blink-182One More Time… | Ali Shutler Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 69 | |
| Zara LarssonPoster Girl | Stephen Ackroyd Read the review via Wikipedia | 100 5/5 | 74 | |
 GhostSkeletá | Steven Loftin Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 76 | |
| Chappell RoanThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | not named Read the review via Wikipedia | 100 5/5 | 83 | |
 Gracie AbramsThe Secret of Us | Neive McCarthy Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 73 | |
 Elton JohnWho Believes in Angels? | Felicity Newton Read the review via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 78 |