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High Violet (album) by The National 

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High Violet
High Violet by The National (2010)
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 395 votes)
  Ratings distribution
Accolades: Top 5 albums of 2010 (3rd)
Top 10 albums of the 2010s (3rd)
Top 200 albums of all time (151st)

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High Violet is an album by The National. It is ranked number 151 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 8,024 from 277 greatest album charts.

High Violet is ranked number 3 in the best albums of 2010 and number 3 in the best albums of the 2010s.

In total, there are 8 music albums by The National which appear in the greatest album charts and High Violet is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by The National is Boxer which is ranked number 126 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,323.

There are 39 comments for this album from BestEverAlbums.com members and High Violet has an average rating of 81 out of 100 (from 395 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

Members who like this album also like: The Suburbs by Arcade Fire, In Rainbows by Radiohead and Boxer by The National.

The National album bestography « Higher ranked (126th) This album (151st) Lower ranked (301st) »
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High Violet track list

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1.Terrible Love
82/100 (73 votes)Amazon MP3
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2.Sorrow
81/100 (68 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
3.Anyone's Ghost
84/100 (74 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
4.Little Faith
80/100 (56 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
5.Afraid Of Everyone
82/100 (68 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
6.Bloodbuzz Ohio
84/100 (93 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
7.Lemonworld
81/100 (62 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
8.Runaway
81/100 (59 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
9.Conversation 16
82/100 (67 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
10.England
83/100 (61 votes)Amazon MP3
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11.Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
80/100 (54 votes)Amazon MP3
iTunes
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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Ratings for the album High Violet by The National:

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 395 votes)
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Rating:  
70/100
From Defago 05/14/2013 21:26
This doesn't do anything for me, sadly.
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Rating:  
65/100
From swedenman 05/05/2013 00:11
I just really dislike this band's sound. Maybe it'll click some day.
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Rating:  
85/100
From Secondsoul 04/05/2013 13:03
Undoubtedly one of the best albums from 2010
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Rating:  
100/100
From peterjanssens 03/25/2013 16:12
I love it. I've this album already 2 years and i still listen too it very often. I don't get tired of it. The sound of the album is nicely built. Every song has its own atmosphere, but each song has its place on the album, they don't stand alone. Great investment.
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Rating:  
80/100
From junodog4 03/20/2013 18:03
Seems a little more focused than Boxer, but that doesn't mean it's better - I love them both.
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From Mr November 03/14/2013 07:49
Another great album from my favourite band. High Violet is much denser than previous efforts and it's great to see them evolving their sound, would've been easy to stick with the formula they perfected on Alligator and Boxer but the hyperactive Dessner twins are unlikely to let that happen.
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Rating:  
90/100
From ptaylor1989 02/01/2013 04:09
The commercialism of this band, the way they sound like a sad Tallest Man On Earth, sometimes makes me second guess having this here. Everyone who hasn't heard this, and I suspect the gap is closing, should hear it. To me this is what sad-pop should be. Everyone knows the feeling of sinking over the edge when "it takes an ocean not to break".
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85/100
From bryatk 01/10/2013 12:51
Loving this album at the moment. Really dark and moody.
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70/100
From sethmadsen 01/07/2013 10:42
I just can't get into The National for some reason... the vocals are kinda interesting and definitely more original, but the music in general just doesn't grab me much. And yes I need to be grabbed :). Giving it a shot though.
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80/100
From kokanje 12/26/2012 22:25
Simply great. Terrible love my one my all times favorite.

Was the chilling moment @ Werchter 2011.
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