The best albums, according to hackers
10 albums were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one. None of them earns the Hacker Approved badge yet.
All 10 albums, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| 2 | In Rainbows by Radiohead | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Tied 3 | OK Computer by Radiohead | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Tied 3 | Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Tied 5 | Songs of Innocence by U2 | 5 | 14 | 26% | 4 | — | — |
| Tied 5 | Endtroducing by DJ Shadow | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
| Tied 5 | Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Tied 5 | Has Been by William Shatner | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Tied 5 | Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
| Tied 5 | Into the Wilds by huggyboy | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same album in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to albums that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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