Today
by Galaxie 500
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Galaxie 500 bestography
Today is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Galaxie 500 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Galaxie 500 is On Fire which is ranked number 414 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,955.
(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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Today track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Today rankings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1988 | 14/84 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 14/32 | 3 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Xxnu99etxX | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 20/32 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 47 Music Albums of 1988 | 29/47 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Dingerbell | Top 10 Music Albums of 1988 | 8/10 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 187 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 993 | |||
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Today ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/20/2026 14:32 |  Taka | 1,096 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2026 01:12 |  AAL2014 | 4,347 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 23:29 |  Purplepash | 5,023 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.1/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Today forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5435): By flamingyesdeptView latest topic →
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Today comments
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recorded undersea off the coast of cape cod
the sky hinted of snow
we wore sweaters and knit hats
we built a fire on the beach to keep warm
and roasted twinkies
we passed some Nyquil around and swapped stories about our dorms
Dean told a story about seeing Neil Young in concert
then we packed up the station wagon and went back home
Naomi fell asleep on Damon’s shoulder in the backseat
it was the best day of my life
"My favorite album." - Holden Caulfield (Edited)
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2012 23:57 | #34265 | TOP COMMENT
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Galaxie's debut, and in my opinion far better than On Fire. Their cover of Jonathon Richman's 'Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste' is nothing short of stunning.
Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/13/2014 01:31 | #124274 | TOP COMMENT
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I might be liking it more than on fire, more consistent in my opinion, though on fire has more peaks, it was just my first listen, let's see if with more listenings this status change, also the last song is a monster
Also this album should've been called "Symphonies In G by Galaxie 500"
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/27/2011 20:59 | #31560 | TOP COMMENT
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Mopey stuff. An interesting debut, and a sign of better things to come.
imimesis 01/28/2016 01:12 | #157930 | TOP COMMENT
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This album has a very sweet charm to it. The flavor and timbre is rather homogeneous, but when in the mood for something mellow and fuzzed out (but not overly JAMC), go for some of this, you know? (Edited)
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