This Old Dog
by Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco bestography
This Old Dog is ranked 3rd best out of 17 albums by Mac DeMarco on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mac DeMarco is Salad Days which is ranked number 455 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,730.
(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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This Old Dog 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/31/2026 19:25 |  covecove | 6,657 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2026 14:44 | MartinFransson | 44 | 56/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 09:47 | ornot27 | 252 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 14:37 | wizardalien | 850 | 48/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:12 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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A subtle work and one which is very often underrated in my opinion.
This is my favourite Mac DeMarco album. On first listen it was underwhelming but it has grown on me so much that in my opinion it now surpasses Salad Days. Some lovely songs here, my favourites being Still Beating, Moonlight On The River and One Another.
AlvaroIesus 09/07/2021 23:31 | #273458
Su mejor trabajo.
I appreciate the change in sound for this one, but the drum machines and up-front repetitive acoustic guitar riffs don't really do it for me. The songwriting is still very strong, though, for the most part.
slurpdurp 06/06/2018 18:31 | #216240
Mac's most relaxing release yet. I love to put this one on with friends or alone and just take it super easy. He writes very well and his use of synthesizer adds some much needed colour to the record. It's a standout in the over-saturated jangle pop market.
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luigybetis 11/19/2017 17:52 | #201650
Yep, definitely best album of 2017.
junodog4 09/04/2017 17:26 | #197246
If you like Mac Demarco, this album will make you happy. For me, I don't mind it, but it's kinda more of the same as what he's done before - maybe a little more dreamy and spacey.
A truly masterpiece for the ones who have a blessed soul.
Good album!
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