Why Do Birds Sing? (studio album)
by Violent Femmes
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 186 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,061.
(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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Why Do Birds Sing? track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Why Do Birds Sing? rankings
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Why Do Birds Sing? ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/30/2025 20:34 | asimpkins | 2,876 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 17:35 |  Kingturtle | 7,441 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2025 23:54 | culwin | 1,311 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2024 14:23 | TonySayers61 | 23,247 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2024 02:55 |  Purplepash | 4,747 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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junodog4 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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