Hold That Tiger
by Sonic Youth
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Sonic Youth bestography
Hold That Tiger is ranked 24th best out of 43 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 14,809.
(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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Hold That Tiger track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hold That Tiger rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Favorite Live Albums | 43/60 | - |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | Top 1000 Albums of the 1990s... # 801 - 900 | 18/100 | - |
| 2019 | NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1991... #101-200 | 23/100 | - |
| 2018 | PaperVinnie | Top Live Albums | 14/17 | - |
| 2018 | PaperVinnie | Top 12 Music Albums of 1991 | 9/12 | 2 |
| 2018 | PaperVinnie | Top 73 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/73 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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Hold That Tiger ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/23/2026 05:27 | MadhattanJack | 6,003 | 66/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 14:29 | shanelovesyou111 | 721 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2026 04:36 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.9.
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NoisyBeast 09/10/2018 07:46 in What album are you listening to right now?Hold That Tiger comments
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MadhattanJack 06/17/2026 04:32 | #314946
Just as a quick FYI update, this album was remastered and digitally cleaned up, quite substantially, in 2025 for a 40th-anniversary re-release. I won't say it's a completely different album now, but it sounds noticeably clearer, sharper, and just better overall (at least in my opinion). Might be worth a revisit. (Edited)
A fun live album for fans, no more no less.
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