Becoming A Jackal
by Villagers
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Becoming A Jackal is ranked as the best album by Villagers.
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Becoming A Jackal track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Becoming A Jackal rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Word Best Albums 2010 | 4/10 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 72 Music Albums of 2010 | 52/72 | 1 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 51 Music Albums of 2010 | 34/51 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2010 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 68 Music Albums of 2010 | 45/68 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 71 Music Albums of 2010 | 19/71 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 104 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 325 | |||
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Becoming A Jackal ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/04/2026 03:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,717 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2026 12:45 | cicadelic | 14,318 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:36 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Becoming A Jackal forum mentions
rockbluesfolkjaz 01/19/2022 17:16 in What album are you listening to right now?
BestEverAlbums 11/10/2018 21:00 in Album of the day (#2888): Becoming A Jackal by VillagersView latest topic →
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alistamina 01/28/2011 00:59 | #16172 | TOP COMMENT
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All Songs are great. From the very start 'Becoming A Jackal' sparks. An album filled with dark emotion, mystery and fresh melodies. Absolutely recommended!
Omid 01/28/2011 00:59 | #16915 | TOP COMMENT
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When i add this comment,it's in the 56th position of best albums of 2010,it's not that i care,but i hope people tend to like this stuff soon for this is one of the best of 2010 if not the absolute best!
I like this album, three very good songs on it. Their are BECOMING A JACKAL,THAT DAY and THE PACT. Lyrically and musically their haunting feeling to some the songs. For debut album very good.
prefab sprout there on the start of second half. a bit..old.
luigybetis TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/15/2018 15:47 | #224969 | TOP COMMENT
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Beautiful album. 8/10.
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