A Boy Named Goo
by Goo Goo Dolls
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Goo Goo Dolls bestography
A Boy Named Goo is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Goo Goo Dolls on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Goo Goo Dolls is Dizzy Up The Girl which is ranked number 2403 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 670.
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A Boy Named Goo track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/28/2026 17:15 |  identifer | 974 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 18:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,324 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 21:42 |  Milhaud | 2,125 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2026 22:59 | traistboar | 1,749 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2025 07:51 | Juneof44 | 2,614 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.1/100, a mean average of 65.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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This is where the Goo Goo Dolls as I know and love them truly begins. Melodic, emotional and enjoyable power pop and alternative rock with memorable melodies and fine lyrics. It might not stand out among the thousands of similar records released at the time, but it has stood the test of time better than most other albums the Dolls have released. Headed by the classic hits singles Long Way Down and Name, the Goo Goo Dolls present this new, polished mainstream sound with the same conviction and strength as their earlier punk sound.
That being said, there's also plenty of filler on this album such as Flat Top or Somethin' Bad; songs that are okay but not particularly memorable. The former punk sound is almost completely gone though, and the musical style is more streamlined throughout the entire album.
benpaco 08/15/2013 23:24 | #84015 | TOP COMMENT
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Not the best album ever, but better than a lot of the stuff in this genre that's out there. The lesson I learned from this is that every 1 word Goo Goo Dolls song is better than all the multiple word ones. Bizarre, but true.
junodog4 05/10/2013 18:51 | #75723 | TOP COMMENT
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Inoffensive. Wake me up when they're done.
lightmyway 05/18/2012 18:57 | #42650 | TOP COMMENT
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A finely tuned and polished modern rock album. Great stuff, this is what made me take an interest in them.
pearljammer13 12/07/2011 02:47 | #32170 | TOP COMMENT
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Name is a good tune, that's as much as I can compliment them.
I had this on cassette. I'd forgotten about it. "Name", "Long Way Down" "Flat Top" "Naked" "Slave Girl" All great !
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