# The best Kraftwerk albums

From the krautrock beginnings to the Tour de France: Kraftwerk's albums according to fan ratings and critics' lists.

- 5 votes · 11 items
- Sep 21, 2019 · Johanna Winkler
- https://even.best/en/l/3112/the-best-kraftwerk-albums

## Top 11

1. **Trans-Europe Express** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1977. For many the definitive Kraftwerk album.
2. **Computer World** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1981. Prophetic about computers and data; one of the best albums of the 80s for Pitchfork.
3. **Tour de France Soundtracks** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2003. Their last studio album, all about cycling.
4. **Kraftwerk** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1970. The debut with a traffic cone on the cover.
5. **Autobahn** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1974. The 22-minute title track on the motorway.
6. **Radio-Activity** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1975. Radio waves and nuclear power as a concept.
7. **Ralf und Florian** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1973. The transition from krautrock to electronics.
8. **Electric Café** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1986. Also released as Techno Pop.
9. **The Mix** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1991. Their classics re-recorded digitally.
10. **Kraftwerk 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1972. Experiments, still fully krautrock.
11. **The Man-Machine** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1978. "The Model" and "The Robots".

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.