Why Do Birds Sing?
by Violent Femmes

Why Do Birds Sing? by Violent Femmes
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 12,674th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 52 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (172nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,030th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,674th)

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Violent Femmes bestography

Why Do Birds Sing? is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by Violent Femmes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Violent Femmes is Violent Femmes which is ranked number 185 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,000.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 12,674th | 1990s rank: 2,030th | 1991 rank: 172nd

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70/100 (from 52 votes)
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11/30/2025 20:34 asimpkins  Ratings distribution  2,94970/100
 
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11/30/2025 17:35 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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05/03/2025 23:54 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,39775/100
 
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11/03/2024 14:23 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,88264/100
 
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09/01/2024 02:55 Purplepash  Ratings distribution  4,79675/100

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From 11/21/2016 00:56 | #178814
Their 'comeback' album is just as inconsistent as all their other work after their debut.
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