Be Not Nobody
by Vanessa Carlton
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Be Not Nobody is ranked as the best album by Vanessa Carlton.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Be Not Nobody rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,072nd | 2000s rank: 1,217th | 2002 rank: 130th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 901-1000 | 90/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Applerill | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 12/100 | 88 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 61 Music Albums of 2002 | 18/61 | 4 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 54 Music Albums of 2002 | 47/54 | 1 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 60r albums (60), #0101-0200* | 90/99 | - |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 32 Music Albums of 2002 | 12/32 | 3 |
| 2025 | juanr1096 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2002 | 89/98 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 32 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 185 | |||
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| ! | 08/10/2026 15:53 | Cyrax | 1,891 | 61/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 04:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,516 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 05:23 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5459): By Applerill
BestEverAlbums 10/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5459): By Applerill“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Applerill () 1. by (1996) 2. by (2000) 3. (1993) 4. by (2013) 5. by (2002) 6. by (1995) 7. (2005) 8. (1975) 9. by by (2007) 11. by (1971) 12. by (2002) 13. by by (2002) 15. by (2006) 16. by (2014) 17. by (2019) 18. (2004) 19. (2000) 20. by…”
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View topic (2 mentions) →From Romanelli 03/30/2024 14:55 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Twentysomething
Romanelli 03/30/2024 14:55 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Twentysomething“1923 VANESSA CARLTON BE NOT NOBODY 2002 – A&M Produced By RON FAIR 1. Ordinary Day 2. Unsung 3. A Thousand Miles 4. Pretty Baby 5. Rinse 6. Sway 7. Paradise 8. Prince 9. Paint It Black 10. Wanted 11. Twilight In 2002, if your pop music loving teen was listening to Be Not Nobody by Vanessa Carlton,…”
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Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/08/2010 02:30 | #8903 | TOP COMMENT
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Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/08/2010 02:30 | #8903 | TOP COMMENT
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People often make fun of me for having this so high on my list, but make no mistake: This is, by far, the greatest "Radio Disney" album of all time (and, before I got into real music, I listened to a LOT of those :p).
I know this sounds like it's not saying much, but this album truly is a masterpiece. It sucks you into this gothic world, full of scenes both serene and bleak; looking back, it almost sounds like a girly OK Computer.
If you aren't sure about it, pirate a version of it, and if you end up loving it, I'll be willing to buy you a copy. Not that you should; it's only $6 on Itunes, which is a great deal for the 11 amazing songs on there.
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Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/31/2012 17:20 | #36254 | TOP COMMENT
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To bring up a further analogy, this album is almost as if Walt Disney was to take the terror and beauty in films like M and bring them alive in a technicolor masterpiece like Alice in Wonderland. That's exactly what Vanessa did here, taking the formula of Little Earthquakes and turning it into a kid-friendly escapade into the soul's DNA.
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joeMT 10/14/2011 05:02 | #28417 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm surprised no one else likes this album, great piano-driven pop with a good heavy beat. Paint it Black remake is awesome as is 10,000 Miles.
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Eastwood 05/05/2015 19:43 | #140919 | TOP COMMENT
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Good album. Best 10 songs average is 83,0/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best song is "A thousand miles" 90/100, followed by "Rinse" and "Sway" both 85/100. All other songs in the region of 70-80/100.
Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Pop, Pop Rock
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Ordinary day is one of the most beautiful songs of the last decade.
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