Why There Are Mountains
by Cymbals Eat Guitars
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Why There Are Mountains is ranked as the best album by Cymbals Eat Guitars.
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Why There Are Mountains track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Why There Are Mountains rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  briggs54 | Top 75 Music Albums of 2009 | 66/75 | 1 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 57 Music Albums of 2009 | 30/57 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard 2009 Year in Review | 38/52 | - |
| 2025 | dsavard | Top 88 Music Albums of the 2000s | 1/88 | 20 |
| 2025 | asimpkins | Top 26 Music Albums of 2009 | 7/26 | 4 |
| 2024 |  ShaneSpear | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 2000s 03 | 85/100 | - |
| 2024 | OFarrio | Top 40 Music Albums of 2009 | 36/40 | 1 |
| 2023 |  CaptainFicus | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 24/100 | 50 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 162 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/13/2026 02:19 | imacgill | 2,838 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2026 21:07 |  Milhaud | 2,156 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 09:56 | TonySayers61 | 25,568 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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RockyRaccoon 09/29/2014 16:41 in You must listen to the album below you.
Defago 08/19/2013 19:51 in CLOSED - 2KT Rd.1 - Why There Are Mountains vs Ultima ThuleeWhy There Are Mountains comments
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A little bit Modest Mouse-y with all the screaming, but the musicality just isn't there at times. Has its moments, but not enough to truly call it a great album.
ProfessorSquid 04/21/2013 02:19 | #74051 | TOP COMMENT
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There's more screaming than I'd typically be comfortable with here, but in spite of that I like this quite a bit.
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