Turn Out The Lights
by Julien Baker
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Julien Baker bestography
Turn Out The Lights is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by Julien Baker on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Julien Baker is Sprained Ankle which is ranked number 3201 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 475.
(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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Turn Out The Lights track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Turn Out The Lights rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Magazine.HD Os Melhores Álbuns de 2017 | 21/50 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Nylon The Best Albums Of 2017 | 3/12 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 71 Music Albums of 2017 | 27/71 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Goûte mes disques Top 15 Pop/Rock 2017 | 9/15 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | kevinrob4 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2017 | 21/98 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Variety The Best Albums of 2017 | 1/22 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 16/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 144 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 471 | |||
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Turn Out The Lights ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 14:45 | ASOARE | 2,540 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 19:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 22:30 | Map | 524 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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Turn Out The Lights forum mentions
Repo 10/22/2023 18:10 in What album are you listening to right now?
Skinny 03/28/2020 21:03 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayTurn Out The Lights comments
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Well, this is not what I expected. It's less Hipster-ish and more Lilith Fair/NPR-ish. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But if you're going to travel down that well-trodden road, it would be nice to bring something fresh to it. Baker doesn't.
Stylistically, the artist Baker most reminds me of is Patty Griffin. But to make that comparison is to reveal Baker's several shortcomings. Where Griffin's best songs offer the mature insights of a woman who's seen her share of hard knocks in life, Baker's sound like the shallow wailing of a melodramatic teenager. As a vocalist, she lacks Griffin's lung power. And where Griffin's albums offer a mix of varying moods and tempos, the relentless saminess of Baker's songs becomes tiring over the course of a full album. Baker is not without talent, and has the potential to become a relevant artist eventually. But it will probably take her a few years of growth and better self-awareness to get there. (Edited)
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2018 00:54 | #204363 | TOP COMMENT
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The first 3 tracks are great , from here on its very same-ish & TBH wears out its welcome by half way through . Lyrically its very bleak about loss , heartbreak and even domestic abuse , musically its minimalistic with (mainly ) one backing guitar or piano . I saw this album bob up on a 2017 best list , but not for me . Its no more than a pass but only just .
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