Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not







Release Year: 2006

Rankings:
All-Time #168 / 2000s #12 / 2006 #2

Genres: Indie Rock
Parent Genres: Alternative Rock, Rock

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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Billboard (USA) - Top 20 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 15
Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 40
Creative Loafing (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 55.5
Delusions of Adequacy (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 65
Glide (USA) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 22
Metromix Denver (USA) - Top 40 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 15
OneThirtyBPM (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 91
Paste (USA) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 47
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 183
Popdose (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 62
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013) 30
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012) 371
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 41
Slant (USA) - Top 250 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 237
eMusic (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 24
Clash (UK) - The Top 100 Albums of Clash's Lifetime (2004-2014) 4
FACT (UK) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 61
Gigwise (UK) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 14
Irish Times (Ireland) - Top 20 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 2
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006) 82
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) No Order
NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006) 5
NME (UK) - The 50 Greatest Debut Albums (2010) No Order
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 19
NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011) 62
No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 2000-2009 (2012) 16
Q (UK) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 3
Rock's Back Pages (UK) - Top 176 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 13.5
State (Ireland) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 5
The Clash (UK) - The 50 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime (2004-2009) 8
The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007) No Order
The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013) 17
The Guardian (UK) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 3
The Sun (UK) - Top 40 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
The Sunday Times (UK) - Top 30 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
The Times (UK) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 37
Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) 36
Uncut (UK) - Top 150 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 24
Virgin Media (UK) - Top 20 Albums of the 2000s (2009) No Order
Spinner (Canada) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 49
Adresseavisen (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 11
Dagsavisen (Norway) - Top 40 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 12
Digg (Belgium) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 26
OOR (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) 13
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015) No Order
VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) No Order
Laut (Germany) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 19
Musikexpress (Germany) - The Best Albums 2000-2015 16
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 241
FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015) Key album
Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013) No Order
Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007) No Order
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 30 ans des Inrocks: nos meilleurs albums depuis 1986 [30 Yea No Order
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 12
Michka Assayas (France) - Albums Missing in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die& No Order
Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014) No Order
Rock & Folk (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) No Order
Rolling Stone (France) - Top 20 Albums of the 2000s (2009) No Order
Heineken (Spain) - Top 50 International Albums of the 2000s (2009) 11
La Vanguardia (Spain) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 23
Mondosonoro (Spain) - Top 50 International Albums of the 2000s (2009) 24
Muzikalia (Spain) - Top 62 Albums of the 2000s (2009) No Order
PlayGround (Spain) - Top 200 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 152
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014) 301
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Top 100 International Albums of the 2000s (2009) 38
Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013) 11-100
Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013) 96
Indie for Bunnies (Italy) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 26
Kalporz (Italy) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 46
MusicServer (Czech Republic) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 68
POPBOKS (Serbia) - The 100 Best Albums of 2000-2010 (2011) 67
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A-
Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) 82
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6.5
End of Year Lists
Amazon.com (USA) - Albums of the Year 34
Billboard (USA) - Albums of the Year 4
Blender (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
Daily California (USA) - Albums of the Year 9
HARP (USA) - Albums of the Year 46
HITS (USA) - Albums of the Year 8
Idolator (USA) - Albums of the Year (Jackin' Pop Poll) 11
PopMatters (USA) - Albums of the Year 3
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year 17
Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year 3
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Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year 4
Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year 3
MusicOMH (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
Observer (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
Playlouder (UK) - Albums of the Year 29
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
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The Mercury Prize Nominees 1992-2003 (UK) Winner
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Chartattack (Canada) - Albums of the Year 6
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Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year 8
Gaffa (Denmark) - Albums of the Year 1
Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year 10
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Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 43
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Zündfunk (Germany) - Albums of the Year 22
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Efe Eme (Spain) - Albums of the Year 6
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year 16
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Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year 7
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Rumore (Italy) - Albums of the Year 14
B92 Net Radio (Serbia) - Albums of the Year 5
Monitor (Croatia) - Albums of the Year 16
Popboks (Serbia) - Albums of the Year 4