Why Do Birds Sing? (studio album) by Violent Femmes

Why Do Birds Sing? by Violent Femmes
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 13,111th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (178th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,127th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,111th)
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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 189 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,175.

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70/100 (from 50 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.

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Their 'comeback' album is just as inconsistent as all their other work after their debut.
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