The Runners Four
by Deerhoof
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The Runners Four is ranked as the best album by Deerhoof.
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The Runners Four track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Runners Four 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 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | AllMusic Guide Best Albums 2005 | 13/50 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 60 Music Albums of 2005 | 21/60 | 3 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 2005 | 9/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | H Magazine (ES) Albums of the Year 2005 | 20/30 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 29 Music Albums of 2005 | 23/29 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | MATTYOHHH | Top 33 Greatest Music Albums | 12/33 | 64 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (61), #0001-0100* | 25/80 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 68 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 324 | |||
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The Runners Four ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/01/2026 23:16 |  LedZep | 5,135 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 07:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,661 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 12:18 | cicadelic | 13,956 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Forum mentions
Rhyner 03/16/2026 17:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) LedZep 06/09/2020 18:59 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionThe Runners Four comments
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ProfessorSquid 04/28/2013 02:44 | #74636 | TOP COMMENT
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Recklessly enjoyable and fun.
paladisiac 06/21/2012 16:19 | #44963 | TOP COMMENT
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Wonderfully chaotic tangential pop with one huge pop gem in the final track.
SquishypuffDave 10/19/2010 11:44 | #15813 | TOP COMMENT
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If you wish to experience a moment of helpless joy, this is where you should be. And there was much wiggling. Amen.
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