Birds
by Bic Runga
Bic Runga bestography
Birds is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Bic Runga on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bic Runga is Beautiful Collision which is ranked number 25663 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 37.
(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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Birds track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Birds rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | mikepen | Top 45 Music Albums of 2005 | 13/45 | 4 |
| 2023 | Moondance | 2000-09: albums 101 - 200 | 87/100 | - |
| 2019 |  videoheadcleaner | KIWI FM Top 100 NZ Albums | 91/99 | - |
| 2010 | dave74 | Top 19 Greatest Music Albums | 18/19 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Birds ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/10/2026 21:55 |  rambleon80 | 2,663 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2023 10:58 | Moondance | 20,587 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2022 04:25 |  Arthurknight | 9,591 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2020 11:17 | videoheadcleaner | 12,373 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2017 02:21 | TheHutts | 2,085 | 76/100 |
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For her third studio album Runga again reinvented herself, this time as a jazzy lounge singer. Following the effervescent hooky pop of Beautiful Collision, Birds is hushed and sombre, a eulogy to her father whose passing provided the stimulus and emotional backdrop to these songs. Runga’s backing band is a remarkable collective of New Zealand musicians – the album’s principal musical contributor is Neil Finn, in the unfamiliar role as pianist. Trinity Roots’ Rikki Gooch is behind the drum-kit, while Shayne Carter and Anika Moa guest on backing vocals.
Birds is an ambitious album from Runga, a successful attempt at almost an entirely new genre for her, but it’s not the tour de force it could have been; it’s beautiful background music, but it doesn’t demand the listener’s full attention like it could have.
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