Jars Of Clay
by Jars Of Clay
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Jars Of Clay bestography
Jars Of Clay is ranked as the best album by Jars Of Clay.
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Jars Of Clay track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Jars Of Clay rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1995 Pt 2 | 36/48 | - |
| 2026 |  PanheadWarrior | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 2/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1995 Pt 2 | 42/90 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | all-time fav arteests (pts) #196-290* | 88/95 | - |
| 2026 |  zwiebel | Top 85 Music Albums of 1995 | 79/85 | 0 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 30 Music Albums of 1995 | 17/30 | 2 |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 66 Music Albums of 1995 | 7/66 | 5 |
| 2025 | jlsfourth | Top 10 Music Albums of 1995 | 4/10 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 151 | |||
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Jars Of Clay ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2025 19:41 | sunnydhamm | 1,626 | 59/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 13:49 | dgarr22 | 269 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2023 15:19 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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paladisiac 05/20/2014 20:54 in What album are you listening to right now?Jars Of Clay comments
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lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/01/2012 05:59 | #49753 | TOP COMMENT
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I usually don't care for christian rock but Jars of Clay is the exception. This album has a rather beautiful orchestrated pop sound to it and some creative songwriting. The uplifting faith-based lyrics are refreshing to hear. I'm not a religious person but its easy to feel the sincerity behind this and open your heart to it. (Edited)
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2011 17:16 | #32824 | TOP COMMENT
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It is a pretty good pop/rock album for being christian rock. Most christian/religious music i can't stand because the message overwhelms the music, and for the most part, the message is the key so skilled musicianship comes secondary at best. Not that jars of clay are great musicians, but they do well, and with the help of adrian belew (who has produced david bowie, talking heads and frank zappa) they sound like masters of their art form even though this is their debut. "flood" ("But if I can't swim after forty days / and my mind is crushed by the crashing waves / Lift me up so high that I cannot fall") and "worlds apart" were the hits. Their lyrics were general enough (for a christian rock band) to where God and Love (capital L) could just as well be family or friends or lovers -- however you want to interpret -- and the sort-of-alt-rock sound (in the flavor of toad the wet sprocket) works.
I wonder where the low ratings come from. Is it the softer rock? Either way, I was very impressed with the first half.
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