Sonic Nurse (studio album) by Sonic Youth

Sonic Nurse by Sonic Youth
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-06-07
Overall rank: 3,314th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 163 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (51st)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (563rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,314th)

Sonic Youth bestography

Sonic Nurse is ranked 10th best out of 39 albums by Sonic Youth on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sonic Youth is Daydream Nation which is ranked number 75 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,113.

Sonic Youth album bestography « Higher ranked (3,069th) This album (3,314th) Lower ranked (3,581st) »
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Sonic Nurse track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Sonic Nurse rankings

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Sonic Nurse ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 163 votes)
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05/20/2025 05:18 Proto  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,13335/100
 
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02/24/2025 21:27 kinginsomniac12  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 200100/100
 
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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 77.2/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.

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Rating:  
65/100
From 02/12/2021 18:26
More accessible than their big albums, an essential one in their discography.
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80/100
From 01/20/2021 19:18
You never expect an album to be this good this late into a band's career. Sonic Youth is never dull.
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85/100
From 11/28/2020 17:57
Dude ranch nurse and I love you golden blue are highlights. Nice late career entry
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75/100
From 06/25/2019 04:28
Underrated, not a weak track and an amazing album cover
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From 10/10/2018 05:36
First three songs are my favorites, as well as "Dude Ranch Nurse".

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90/100
From 10/28/2017 03:33
Underrated album, in my opinion their best since Dirty. they continued to expand on what began in Murray Street, but added more structure and melody, even though it maintains a dark atmosphere for most of the record. Musically, this record will always be a landmark in my eyes, Sonic Youth after all those years they didn't skip a beat.

Favorite Tracks: Pattern Recognition, Unmade Bed, Stones, I Love You Golden Blue
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Rating:  
80/100
From 01/26/2017 02:28
Underrated album. My favorite from the 2000s. Pattern Recognition is great, and I Love You Golden Blue is probably one of the best songs in their last 20 years.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 11/23/2014 01:16
This is extremely underrated. Top 5 Sonic Youth album most definitely.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 03/19/2014 17:04
"Dude Ranch Nurse" is remarkable. Overall, I'm bored.
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