Sonic Nurse
by Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth bestography
Sonic Nurse is ranked 10th best out of 42 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 15,348.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 12/29/2025 17:51 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 | |
| 12/05/2025 14:55 | Araldo | 1,471 | 80/100 | |
| 10/04/2025 18:57 | brent13 | 1,919 | 68/100 | |
| 07/03/2025 00:34 |  EyeKanFly | 8,427 | 65/100 | |
| 05/20/2025 05:18 | Proto | 4,106 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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More accessible than their big albums, an essential one in their discography.
teague 01/20/2021 19:18 | #264744
You never expect an album to be this good this late into a band's career. Sonic Youth is never dull.
Dude ranch nurse and I love you golden blue are highlights. Nice late career entry
nitomano 06/25/2019 04:28 | #238216
Underrated, not a weak track and an amazing album cover
First three songs are my favorites, as well as "Dude Ranch Nurse".
B+
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
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.
mulidorerik 11/23/2014 01:16 | #127744
This is extremely underrated. Top 5 Sonic Youth album most definitely.
Norman Bates 03/19/2014 17:04 | #106848
"Dude Ranch Nurse" is remarkable. Overall, I'm bored.
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