Silent Alarm was shortlisted for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize, but was beaten by Antony and the Johnsons' second album I Am a Bird Now [REF].
In 2006, NME placed Silent Alarm at number 55 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever!,[REF] while Drowned in Sound ranked it at number three in its list of the editorial staff's 66 favourite albums of 2000-2006 [REF].