The Wishing Chair
by 10,000 Maniacs
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10,000 Maniacs bestography
The Wishing Chair is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by 10,000 Maniacs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by 10,000 Maniacs is In My Tribe which is ranked number 2759 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 572.
(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 Wishing Chair track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Wishing Chair rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1985 | 8/18 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 90 Music Albums of 1985 | 39/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | slatsheit | My top 101-201 (not a misprint) | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1985 by Ultimate Record Collection | 41/41 | - |
| 2026 | slatsheit | Top 43 Music Albums of 1985 | 11/43 | 4 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of the 80's (401 - 500) by U R C | 100/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 51 | |||
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The Wishing Chair ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2025 10:01 |  Milhaud | 2,153 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 11:13 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2025 01:20 | CaptainPain | 3,415 | 61/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.6/100, a mean average of 67.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.
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Forum mentions
Repo 01/29/2023 13:53 in What album are you listening to right now?
CharlieBarley 10/28/2017 22:59 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayThe Wishing Chair comments
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Their first album for a major record label - it included a few re-recorded tracks from their independent debut release. Great quality jangle pop.
Top track: My Mother The War
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