Schmilco
by Wilco

Schmilco by Wilco
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-09-09
Overall rank: 4,856th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 165 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (876th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,856th)

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Wilco bestography

Schmilco is ranked 12th best out of 23 albums by Wilco on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wilco is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot which is ranked number 61 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,840.

Wilco album bestography « Higher ranked (4,849th)
Ode To Joy
This album (4,856th)
Schmilco
Lower ranked (5,423rd) »
Cruel Country

(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: 4,856th | 2010s rank: 876th | 2016 rank: 75th
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2026Johnnyo2016 - Uncut (TB Deleted)15/74 -
2026 spigelwiiTop 12 Music Albums of 201610/121
2026 PurplepashRanked listening log 2016 101-20077/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 36 Music Albums of 201627/361
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 201688/1001
2026lanadeleswiftTop 100 Music Albums of 201688/1001
2026joathomeTop 81 Music Albums of 201673/811
2026 TamthebamTop 95 Music Albums of 201642/953
2026Johnnyo0f the Year 2016 (2 B deleted)18/99 -
2026SkernsTop 96 Music Albums of 201610/965
2026 dihansseTop 69 Music Albums of 201630/693
2025 ssteveTop 58 Music Albums of 201648/581
2025 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 201653/1002
2025arnellarsenTop 97 Music Albums of the 2010s41/9712
2025AlienCinemaTop 99 Music Albums of 201670/992
2025henrygreen0203All Their Albums - Consistent Artists with Small Discographies49/98 -
2025 RockyRaccoon2016 Honorable Mentions62/100 -
2025JohnnyoTop 85 Music Albums of 201671/851
2025 Nacho212Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s88/1003
2025 spigelwiiTop 80 Music Albums of the 2010s74/802
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 111
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 285
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Schmilco ratings

Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 165 votes)
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65/100
 
02/27/2026 22:59 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/01/2026 05:00 adbrack1988  Ratings distribution  1,07483/100
 
70/100
 
12/07/2025 15:09 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47280/100
 
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10/29/2025 22:19 luukvdschepop  Ratings distribution  72375/100
 
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10/29/2025 01:49 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,11533/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

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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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Rating:  
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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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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