Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| BBC | (mixed) |
| Music Box | |
| Pitchfork | (7.8/10) |
| Q | |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
| Rolling Stone | |
The album peaked at #1 in the UK and #8 in Australia. It was later released in the United States in early 2000. The album won two BRIT Awards in 2000 for the categories of "Best Album" and "Best Newcomer". The album was dedicated to Stanley Kubrick. The album became the bestselling album in the UK in 1999, selling more than 2.7 million copies. The title of the album makes reference to an Oliver Sacks book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. In 2006, Q rated the album as the 70th greatest album of all time. The album was nominated in 2010 for best album of the last 30 years, but lost to Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.
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