The Decemberists United States

The best album credited to The Decemberists is The Crane Wife which is ranked number 724 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,481.

The Decemberists is ranked number 255 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 7,967.

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The Decemberists : The King Is Dead CD
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The Decemberists - The Crane Wife [New Vinyl LP]
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The Decemberists : Her Majesty the Decemberists CD (2003)
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The Decemberists best albums

The following albums by The Decemberists are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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2006
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2005
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2011
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2009
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2002
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568
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2003
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352
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2015
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240
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2018
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238
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2004
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33
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2

This may not be a complete discography for The Decemberists.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

The Decemberists bestography composition

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1990s 0 0%
2000s 9 0%
2010s 7 0%
2020s 0 0%
Compilation? Albums %
No 14 88%
Yes 2 13%
Live? Albums %
No 15 94%
Yes 1 6%

The Decemberists best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Rating: 88 (82 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 87 (89 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 87 (92 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album The Crane Wife)
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Rating: 86 (78 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 86 (74 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 86 (101 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album The Crane Wife)
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Rating: 86 (68 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 84 (63 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 84 (86 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album The Crane Wife)
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Rating: 84 (63 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album The King Is Dead)
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Rating: 84 (59 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 83 (63 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 83 (40 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Castaways And Cutouts)
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Rating: 83 (44 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album The Hazards Of Love)
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Rating: 83 (61 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Picaresque)
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Rating: 83 (78 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album The Crane Wife)
N.B. Tracks must have received at least 3 ratings to appear in the above list.

The Decemberists ratings

Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 67 votes)
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This artist is rated in the top 4% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 13.8.

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From 06/10/2019 17:32
they have a very solid very consistent back catalogue over their career. The six albums till The King Is Dead are all great (with Crane Wife and Picaresque being truly amazing and underrated to be honest) They never really achieve the heights of some other big indie bands, but for the most part they have always been at least good.
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From 10/09/2018 18:15
Good Band, live show is decent.
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From 03/16/2018 18:24
Good band, have some great songs. Underwhelming at times
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From 10/17/2015 21:16
Great band live or recorded
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From 07/17/2015 05:41
I rate it an 8, but i'm just gonna say it ain't bad..it's folk so i automatically highly enjoy it so ay
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From 03/09/2015 22:23
Nice band. The Crane Wife is their masterwork. But their other albums are worth checking out too.
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From 11/05/2014 16:52
One of the great live acts I've ever seen. Smart, catchy songs.
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From 07/22/2013 06:39
Absolutely superb band. Each album has a distinct character. In general they are a highly theatrical story-telling band; terrific musicians and wonderful arrangements.
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From 03/27/2013 02:38
Very very cool band!
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From 10/14/2012 08:14
Great live band - one of the few that really engage with their audience, these days - and they are building up a great catalogue of albums. Hazards of Love is awesome, with Picaresque and Crane Wife not far behind.
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