The short answer
Are Built to Spill greater than Lacuna Coil?
Not by the default All-Time score: Lacuna Coil leads by <0.1 points.
Quick verdict
Not by default
Lacuna Coil opens with a <0.1-point lead in the all-time score.
Built to Spill
77.80
Lacuna Coil
77.85
Built to Spill
#595 all-time · Classification under review
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Opening verdict
Lacuna Coil
Leads by <0.1 points
Lacuna Coil
#589 all-time · Classification under review
Lacuna Coil appears in the provisional Music GOAT Index. Ranking scores remain visible while biographical and classification details are under review.
The plain case
Why the answer lands here
Not by the default All-Time score: Lacuna Coil leads by <0.1 points. The result is still open to argument: inspect the full breakdown, move the weights and see whether it survives your version of greatness.
Biggest category edge
Catalog
Built to Spill
owns a 15.0-point edge here
The current leader at a Catalog weight of 15.0% is Lacuna Coil. Changing Catalog from 15.0% to 15.3% flips the lead to Built to Spill; all other unlocked weights are rebalanced proportionally to keep the total at 100%.
Lacuna Coil leads Built to Spill by <0.1 points in All-Time Ranking.
Built to Spill
Classification under review
Wins 2 of 6 active categories
Current margin
<0.1
Lacuna Coil leads this version.
Unrounded model edge · extra score precision shown
Lacuna Coil
Classification under review
Wins 4 of 6 active categories
The verdict
Lacuna Coil wins this scorecard.
The edge is <0.1 points in All-Time Ranking. Built to Spill still has category wins worth arguing below.
The strongest weighted drivers for Lacuna Coil are Influence (7.0 raw gap at 20% weight) and Current (4.0 raw gap at 15% weight). 2 zero-weight context lenses are outside this verdict.
Commercial, Live are outside this verdict. Unavailable values stay N/A and are never treated as zero.
The current leader at a Catalog weight of 15.0% is Lacuna Coil. Changing Catalog from 15.0% to 15.3% flips the lead to Built to Spill; all other unlocked weights are rebalanced proportionally to keep the total at 100%.
Verdict logicWhy this verdict: Lacuna CoilAll-time list: Public attention, Influence, Current · <0.1 pts from Built to Spill
Lacuna Coil lands here because Public attention, Influence and Current do most of the work in this view. Commercial and Live are unavailable until reviewed evidence exists and cannot change this verdict.
Lacuna Coil sits <0.1 points from Built to Spill in this scorecard; the next move would most likely come through Catalog and Longevity. Commercial and Live remain unavailable until reviewed evidence exists; this verdict is not recalculated with hidden replacement values.
What helps
Provisional score retained from the published edition. Supporting narrative is withheld while classification and source context are reviewed.
Provisional score retained from the published edition. Supporting narrative is withheld while classification and source context are reviewed.
Provisional score retained from the published edition. Supporting narrative is withheld while classification and source context are reviewed.
What could move it
Catalog and Longevity are the softest scoring factors; movement there matters most near Built to Spill.
More checking on Public attention, Influence and Current would improve confidence before it changes the public score.
Commercial and Live remain unavailable until reviewed observation records pass; no alternate rank is published.
What decided it
The strongest weighted gaps
15.0 raw gap × 15% weight · edge to Built to Spill
7.0 raw gap × 20% weight · edge to Lacuna Coil
4.0 raw gap × 15% weight · edge to Lacuna Coil
Active score parts
What decides this verdict
Context only · zero weight
Useful context, outside this verdict
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FAQ
Built to Spill vs Lacuna Coil questions
Built to Spill or Lacuna Coil: who leads the All-Time score?
Not by the default All-Time score: Lacuna Coil leads by <0.1 points. The published score is 77.80 vs 77.85; unavailable values remain N/A and are never scored as zero.
What is the biggest active category edge in Built to Spill vs Lacuna Coil?
Catalog is the biggest available active edge, with a 15.0-point gap for Built to Spill.
Can the answer change?
Yes, when you change available score parts. A formula that gives positive weight to unavailable Commercial or Live evidence is rejected rather than silently rewritten.
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