Ocean Beach
by Red House Painters
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Red House Painters bestography
Ocean Beach is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Red House Painters on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Red House Painters is Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) which is ranked number 710 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,427.
(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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Ocean Beach track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ocean Beach 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 |  Rhyner | Top 32 Music Albums of 1995 | 9/32 | 4 |
| 2026 |  unwound | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 10/100 | 88 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 30 Music Albums of 1995 | 15/30 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 55 Music Albums of 1995 | 36/55 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1995 | 21/89 | 4 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 91 Music Albums of 1995 | 71/91 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 117 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 538 | |||
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Ocean Beach ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/26/2026 08:40 | VeVt | 98 | 39/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2026 16:11 | matterhornrider | 5,152 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 12:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,596 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5391): By SomethingSpecial
Romanelli 03/27/2026 19:57 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayOcean Beach comments
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SomethingSpecial 06/29/2025 12:06 | #309765
Red House Painters' most tender and bare record, Ocean Beach showcases some of Kozelek's most captivating songwriting, in a record that showcases both pain and beauty. Perhaps the most overlooked album of the 90s. (Edited)
HoldenM 04/27/2017 06:18 | #189899 | TOP COMMENT
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The Koz is perfect.
EDIT: Seeing this six years later, this comment did not age well. But this record is still flawless. (Edited)
luigybetis 05/11/2016 14:48 | #165739 | TOP COMMENT
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My second RHP favourite album, a must listen to everybody who likes folk and sad music...
meccalecca 05/05/2014 01:39 | #110844 | TOP COMMENT
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A lonely carriage ride through the park in the fall.
Necharsian 12/10/2012 05:20 | #57276 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the few albums that have made me cry. San Geronimo is one of the best songs ever made. (Edited)
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