The Search
by Son Volt
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Son Volt bestography
The Search is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by Son Volt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Son Volt is Trace which is ranked number 2100 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 793.
(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 Search track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Search rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 101-200 | 99/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 71 Music Albums of 2007 | 6/71 | 5 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the '00's (201 - 300) | 93/100 | - |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 41 Music Albums of 2007 | 11/41 | 4 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | All Their Albums - Consistent Artists with Small Discographies | 55/98 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 82 Music Albums of 2007 | 33/82 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Uncle Tupelo | 13/35 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Minnesota | 29/92 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Missouri | 15/37 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 52 | |||
The Search collection
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The Search ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 13 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/01/2026 09:28 | spinout | 3,502 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2023 17:28 | LosWochos | 47,530 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2022 08:12 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.9.
The Search forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5444): By Romanelli Romanelli 03/13/2024 18:31 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 01/16/2022 04:53 in Our Country Music ChatThe Search comments
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A good follow-up to the return-to-form of Okemah and the Melody of Riot. This one is a little slower, but there are definitely gems here for fans of the band and fans of folk and Americana in general.
Track Pick: "Methamphetamine"
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