The Main Thing
by Real Estate
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Real Estate bestography
The Main Thing is ranked 6th best out of 10 albums by Real Estate on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Real Estate is Days which is ranked number 1602 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,070.
(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 Main Thing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Main Thing rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 75 Music Albums of 2020 | 69/75 | 0 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 86 Music Albums of 2020 | 42/86 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 86 Music Albums of 2020 | 69/86 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 76 Music Albums of 2020 | 13/76 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Bardiebart | Top 69 Music Albums of 2020 | 36/69 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 34 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 87 | |||
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The Main Thing ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2025 20:47 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2025 05:18 | jnmayles | 2,322 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2024 02:58 | dhbarrett | 8,766 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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ledaero 04/30/2020 18:45 | #250714
A nice sounding album to play in the background for some nice indie-pop, but upon deeper listening the lyrics are pretty weak and the songs don't really go anywhere. A big step down from their earlier work.
Real Estate know how to push my buttons. Just my kind of laid back indie-pop.
Smooth, lush, and easy listening. Happy to hear a change in style for these guys (even if ever so slightly). Certain moments break through the fog throughout the album, notably the proggy guitars. Sometimes I even feel its reminiscent of The Durutti Column (Also A But).
Favorite tracks: Paper Cup, The Main Thing, Friday, Silent World
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