Schmilco
by Wilco

Schmilco by Wilco
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-09-09
Overall rank: 4,936th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 167 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (878th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,936th)

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Wilco bestography

Schmilco is ranked 13th best out of 23 albums by Wilco on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wilco is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot which is ranked number 62 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,451.

Wilco album bestography « Higher ranked (4,887th)
Ode To Joy
This album (4,936th)
Schmilco
Lower ranked (5,515th) »
Cousin

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Schmilco rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,936th | 2010s rank: 878th | 2016 rank: 75th

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Schmilco ratings

Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 167 votes)
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06/09/2026 02:57 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,91475/100
 
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04/20/2026 21:30 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,54973/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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75/100
From 04/26/2020 23:28 | #250552
Despite a handful of strong tracks, Schmilco fails to ever shift into the esteemed high gear of "essential listening" for anyone but the most devoted Wilco fan. Check out "Normal American Kids", "If I Ever Was a Child", "Cry All Day", and "Happiness". The rest of the album isn't bad by any means, just inoffensively forgettable.
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95/100
From 10/05/2019 20:56 | #243437
The first time I listened to this I thought it was so boring. I didn't listen to it again for another two years. Then I gave it another spin and I liked it. At this point I absolutely love it, probably my second favorite album of their's behind Yankee. It's not experimental or groundbreaking or whatnot but the songs really speak to me. If you like this, definitely check out Tweedy's solo albums Warm and Warmer which are similar and also excellent.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 09/08/2017 15:49 | #197535
best tracks: if i ever was a child, normal american kids
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80/100
From 04/30/2017 00:35 | #190035
I prefer Wilco when they're at their querkiest, so this album is a good one for me. It's pretty new and I expect will soon go up the Wilco album mini chart
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80/100
From 10/07/2016 11:28 | #176476
nothing WOW! but, not bad...just regular good wilco album...
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Rating:  
75/100
From 10/03/2016 17:34 | #176258
I have the same problem with this albums like I have with Star Wars. It doesn't feel like a real Wilco-album. Both albums feel like some songs from a demo tape. It's a nice compilation of songs that didn't fit on the regular albums. This a not the visonary songs that made Wilco great.
It feels like The Whole Love is the last regular album from Wilco. Still I hope that they will release some more
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From 09/26/2016 01:13 | #175813
This record is very easy on the ears ^-^ <3
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55/100
From 09/21/2016 03:06 | #175464
meh...
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Rating:  
70/100
From 09/20/2016 15:48 | #175404
Wilco being Wilco which is never a bad thing, although I feel like there's a slight decline in the quality of their lyricism.
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From 09/09/2016 17:31 | #174618
I like the mood of this album.
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