North Star Deserter
by Vic Chesnutt
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North Star Deserter is ranked as the best album by Vic Chesnutt.
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North Star Deserter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
North Star Deserter rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2007 | 48/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | ARTE Best Albums 2007 | 3/10 | - |
| 2026 | jackharrison21 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 96/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Les choses les meilleurs disques 2007 | 28/30 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 65 Music Albums of 2007 | 37/65 | 2 |
| 2025 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 47 Music Albums of 2007 | 25/47 | 2 |
| 2025 | cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 74 Music Albums of 2007 | 40/74 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 182 | |||
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North Star Deserter ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/19/2026 02:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,304 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 23:00 | jackharrison21 | 376 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2025 13:28 | TonySayers61 | 25,907 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
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North Star Deserter forum mentions
dihansse 12/21/2025 19:42 in My discoveries per year
mickilennial 09/27/2015 17:11 in Recommendations Thread Norman Bates 01/26/2015 16:08 in What album are you listening to right now?North Star Deserter comments
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