Mojo: Album Reviews and Scores

Mojo’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 373 reviews of 373 albums, going back to 2003, each next to the album’s Breakdown. 373 of them come from Wikipedia ratings boxes, mostly for older albums.

Top critics

Tom Doyle 5 reviews
Victoria Segal 4 reviews
Keith Cameron 3 reviews
Danny Eccleston 2 reviews
John Mulvey 2 reviews

See all 27 critics

333 reviews with no named critic yet.

What it reviews

Rock 41%
Indie & Alternative 24%
Pop 8%
Electronic 8%
Folk, Country & Americana 7%

Find Mojo

By the numbers

78average score it gives, on the 0 to 100 scale (373 reviews)

75%of its reviews score an album 75 or higher

15points: how far a typical review lands from its own average score

How its scores spread

0–4915
50s2
60s66
70s9
80s206
90+75

Its top scores

Bob DylanRough and Rowdy Ways 100 Michael Simmons
Bob DylanTempest 100
MGMTCongratulations 100
Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes 100
Talking HeadsFear of Music 100
Red Hot Chili PeppersBlood Sugar Sex Magik 100
David BowieAladdin Sane 100
The JamAll Mod Cons 100

Its newest 200 reviews

	Critic
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine Chamber“Hit factory: Dubliners continue to explore an unrealised, future-facing '90s on high contrast new album, Dopamine Chamber.”	Tom Doyle Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83	Oct 12, 2026
The Rolling StonesForeign Tongues	Danny Eccleston Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	73	Jul 10, 2026
Paul McCartneyThe Boys of Dungeon Lane	Mark Cooper Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81	May 29, 2026
GorillazThe Mountain	Tom Doyle Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83	Sep 9, 2025
The CureSongs of a Lost World“Out this week on Fiction, The Cure’s first album in 16 years presents an audaciously bleak, beautiful journey towards the great unknown…”	Victoria Segal Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	90	2024
David GilmourLuck and Strange“Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s fifth – and best solo – album follows new paths through modernist soundscapes. Read MOJO's review in full.”	Tom Doyle Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80	2024
Pearl JamDark Matter“Rolling Stones producer Andrew Watt helps focus Pearl Jam’s power on electrifying new album, Dark Matter.”	Keith Cameron Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83	2024
BlurThe Ballad of Darren“Blur go hand in hand through their midlife on ninth LP, The Ballad Of Darren”	Victoria Segal Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83	2023
Arctic MonkeysThe Car“Soul, strings and grandstand balladry – Arctic Monkeys’ The Car is more wee small hours than AM. By John Mulvey.”	John Mulvey Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2022
ABBAVoyage	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	69	2021
Amyl and the SniffersComfort to Me	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	87	2021
Bob DylanRough and Rowdy Ways“Dylan’s first new songs in eight years contain – and namecheck – multitudes. Read MOJO's verdict.”	Michael Simmons Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	91	2021
Thom YorkeANIMA	Danny Eccleston Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82	2019
Liam GallagherWhy Me? Why Not.	Jude Rogers Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74	2019
DidoStill on My Mind	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	74	2018
MuseSimulation Theory	Paul Brannigan Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	62	2018
The 1975A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships	Victoria Segal Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83	2017
Queens of the Stone AgeVillains	Keith Cameron Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2017
Liam GallagherAs You Were	Andrew Perry Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	75	2017
Green DayRevolution Radio	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	72	2016
The AvalanchesWildflower	Paul Stokes Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78	2016
The Last Shadow PuppetsEverything You’ve Come To Expect	Pat Gilbert Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	71	2016
U2Songs of Experience	James McNair Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	66	2016
Thom YorkeTomorrow’s Modern Boxes	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	74	2014
WeezerEverything Will Be Alright in the End	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	72	2014
Manic Street PreachersFuturology	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84	2013
Robbie WilliamsTake the Crown	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	62	2012
SoundgardenKing Animal	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	70	2012
Mumford & SonsBabel	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	63	2012
Bob DylanTempest	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	84	2012
Tame ImpalaLonerism	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	87	2012
Death GripsThe Money Store	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78	2012
Paul McCartneyKisses on the Bottom	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	60	2011
Tame ImpalaInnerspeaker	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83	2011
R.E.M.Collapse into Now	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	72	2010
The Chemical BrothersFurther	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	70	2010
FoalsTotal Life Forever	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	75	2010
MGMTCongratulations	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	69	2009
SlashSlash	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	61	2009
NasDistant Relatives	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	75	2009
Bob DylanTogether Through Life	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80	2009
Manic Street PreachersJournal for Plague Lovers	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2009
The ProdigyInvaders Must Die	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	63	2008
Snoop DoggMalice n Wonderland	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	66	2008
MorrisseyYears of Refusal	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	70	2008
Sigur RósMeð suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	72	2008
Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	88	2008
The Last Shadow PuppetsThe Age of the Understatement	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	71	2008
Panic! at the DiscoPretty. Odd.	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	70	2008
R.E.M.Accelerate	David Buckley Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2007
Wu-Tang Clan8 Diagrams	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	69	2007
MikaLife in Cartoon Motion	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	55	2006
KlaxonsMyths of the Near Future	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	65	2006
The StoogesThe Weirdness	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	48	2006
John MayerContinuum	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	67	2006
KeaneUnder the Iron Sea	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	67	2006
Johnny CashAmerican V: A Hundred Highways	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	84	2006
The RaconteursBroken Boy Soldiers	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	72	2006
Animal CollectiveSung Tongs	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2005
Sheryl CrowWildflower	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	59	2005
DMXGrand Champ	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	70	2005
Belle and SebastianDear Catastrophe Waitress	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80	2005
GorillazDemon Days	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81	2005
The DamnedMachine Gun Etiquette	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82	2004
The ProdigyAlways Outnumbered, Never Outgunned	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	46	2004
Scissor SistersScissor Sisters	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	77	2004
Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86	2004
Talking HeadsFear of Music	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	96	2004
Talking HeadsTalking Heads: 77	Jaan Uhelszki Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	86	2004
KraftwerkRadio-Activity	Mat Snow Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86	2004
Massive Attack100th Window	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74	2003
Red Hot Chili PeppersBlood Sugar Sex Magik	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	84	2003
The Germs(GI)	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
Fripp & Eno(No Pussyfooting)	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
Richard Thompson13 Rivers	Will Hodgkinson Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82
The Rolling StonesA Bigger Bang	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	75
IncubusA Crow Left of the Murder…	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	71
Panic! at the DiscoA Fever You Can’t Sweat Out	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	59
Richard ThompsonAcoustic Classics	Colin Irwin Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	74
Pet Shop BoysActually	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81
MotörheadAftershock	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
David BowieAladdin Sane	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	86
Margo PriceAll American Made“Get your Articles fix with Mojo. Keep up to date with all the latest Articles news, with exclusive features, stories, videos, and opinion pieces.”	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77
Emmylou HarrisAll I Intended to Be	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
The JamAll Mod Cons	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	91
George HarrisonAll Things Must Pass	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	96
Duran DuranAll You Need Is Now	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78
NickelbackAll the Right Reasons	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	51
Brian EnoAmbient 1: Music for Airports	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
Johnny CashAmerican IV: The Man Comes Around	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	81
Green DayAmerican Idiot	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	79
Judas PriestAngel of Retribution	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	68
MobyAnimal Rights	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	65
Brian EnoAnother Green World	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	100
BuzzcocksAnother Music in a Different Kitchen	Ben Myers Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	81
TurbonegroApocalypse Dudes	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
ASAP RockyAt. Long. Last. ASAP	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	77
The Black KeysAttack & Release	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
Roxy MusicAvalon	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86
Green DayBBC Sessions	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
Busta RhymesBack on My B.S.	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	63
SoundgardenBadmotorfinger	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84
WingsBand on the Run	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	85
John MayerBattle Studies	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	61
Depeche ModeBlack Celebration	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82
AC/DCBlack Ice	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	72
Richard Hell and the VoidoidsBlank Generation	Stevie Chick Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84
Massive AttackBlue Lines	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	96
Dolly PartonBlue Smoke	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
Tom WaitsBlue Valentine	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	73
Tom WaitsBone Machine	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	90
Dizzee RascalBoy in da Corner	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	91
SupertrampBreakfast in America	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	73
Dinosaur Jr.Bug	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
Red Hot Chili PeppersCalifornication	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	73
Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsChasing Yesterday	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	69
Beastie BoysCheck Your Head	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	88
The ShinsChutes Too Narrow	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	86
Tom WaitsClosing Time	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77
Kid RockCocky	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	63
KraftwerkComputerwelt	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	88
Foo FightersConcrete and Gold	George Garner Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	72
Velvet RevolverContraband	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	73
Willie NelsonCountry Music	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78
WilcoCruel Country	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	79
Cypress HillCypress Hill	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	86
The DamnedDamned Damned Damned	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	85
The Human LeagueDare	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	90
NickelbackDark Horse	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	48
Pusha TDaytona	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
Leonard CohenDear Heather	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77
Willie NelsonDecember Day	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	63
Def LeppardDef Leppard	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	66
Billy IdolDevil’s Playground	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	50 2.5/5	57
Bruce SpringsteenDevils & Dust	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	90
KraftwerkDie Mensch-Maschine	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	91
King CrimsonDiscipline	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
Fontaines D.C.Dogrel	Ben Myers Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84
OasisDon’t Believe the Truth	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	69
John LennonDouble Fantasy	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	74
BabyshamblesDown in Albion	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	63
BjörkDrawing Restraint 9	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	71
Paul McCartneyDriving Rain	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	73
Patti Smith GroupEaster	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	85
CanEge Bamyasi	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	96
KraftwerkElectric Café	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	50
Jean-Michel JarreElectronica 1: The Time Machine	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	64
Jean-Michel JarreElectronica 2: The Heart of Noise	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	60
Cypress HillElephants on Acid	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	68
Kaiser ChiefsEmployment	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
Jolie HollandEscondida	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77
Manic Street PreachersEverything Must Go	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	91
The ProdigyExperience	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	88
George HarrisonExtra Texture (Read All About It)	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	52
Phil CollinsFace Value	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
The CureFaith	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
Porcupine TreeFear of a Blank Planet	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86
CalexicoFeast of Wire	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	82
BirdyFire Within	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	60
Bon IverFor Emma, Forever Ago	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	89
Tom WaitsForeign Affairs	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	66
BjörkFossora	Tom Doyle Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81
The Mars VoltaFrances the Mute	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	71
Tom WaitsFranks Wild Years	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	75
Dead KennedysFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables	Bob Mehr Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	79
Tom PettyFull Moon Fever	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
The StoogesFun House	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	97
Arcade FireFuneral	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	90
Pearl JamGigaton	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77
Manic Street PreachersGold Against the Soul	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	70
George HarrisonGone Troppo	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	40
RadioheadHail to the Thief	Peter Paphides Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
Tom WaitsHeartattack and Vine	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	76
The CarsHeartbeat City	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	79
YesHeaven & Earth	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	50 5/10	45
Phil CollinsHello, I Must Be Going!	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	71
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsHenry’s Dream	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78
Brian EnoHere Come the Warm Jets	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	91
Marvin GayeHere, My Dear	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	86
DioHoly Diver	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	90
AerosmithHonkin’ on Bobo	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	69
Patti SmithHorses	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	99
Kate BushHounds of Love	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	93
Led ZeppelinHouses of the Holy	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	90
Daft PunkHuman After All	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	57
Leonard CohenI’m Your Man	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	87
John LennonImagine	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	87
Jack JohnsonIn Between Dreams	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	59
RadioheadIn Rainbows	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	90
King CrimsonIn the Court of the Crimson King	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	93
MotörheadInferno	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	60
Robbie WilliamsIntensive Care	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	64
Wu-Tang ClanIron Flag	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
My Bloody ValentineIsn’t Anything	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	88
Talk TalkIt’s My Life	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	65
KasabianKasabian	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	62
Iggy PopKill City	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
SparksKimono My House	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84
ZZ TopLa Futura	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	78

All outlets · All critics · B-Side Breakdowns home