Modern Lore
by Julian Lage
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Julian Lage bestography
Modern Lore is ranked 4th best out of 10 albums by Julian Lage on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Julian Lage is View With A Room which is ranked number 10186 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 119.
(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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Modern Lore track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Modern Lore rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '15 to '24 | 31/100 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best Instrumental or Jazz Albums | 24/100 | - |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 65 Music Albums of 2018 | 3/65 | 5 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best American Albums | 67/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Top 22 Music Albums of 2018 | 3/22 | 5 |
| 2024 | oilnoilnoilnoil | Top 35 Greatest Music Albums | 28/35 | 19 |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Julian Lage (USA) - Ranked | 2/12 | - |
| 2018 | Digital Trends | The best albums of 2018 | 18/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 52 | |||
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Modern Lore ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/04/2025 00:21 | Skerns | 5,155 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2024 08:31 | LosWochos | 47,316 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2024 03:16 | tk421ucopy | 232 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2023 04:53 | bonnequestion | 1,668 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/23/2022 16:24 | Fischman | 11,857 | 66/100 |
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Honestly what a fantastic album. Julian Lage is so expressive, but this album is also just so accessible too. I've never played it for someone that didn't enjoy it. And it's been the backdrop for some very memorable conversations and moments.
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