Youth & Young Manhood
by Kings Of Leon
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Kings Of Leon bestography
Youth & Young Manhood is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Kings Of Leon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kings Of Leon is Only By The Night which is ranked number 880 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,980.
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Youth & Young Manhood track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Youth & Young Manhood 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 | joathome | Top 64 Music Albums of 2003 | 54/64 | 1 |
| 2026 | tyleraepps | Top 89 Music Albums of the 2000s | 54/89 | 8 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 31 Music Albums of 2003 | 7/31 | 4 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest American Albums | 99/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 43 Music Albums of 2003 | 13/43 | 4 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 17 Music Albums of 2003 | 8/17 | 3 |
| 2026 | ornot27 | Top 71 Music Albums of the 2000s | 10/71 | 17 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2003 | 19/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 23 Music Albums of 2003 | 4/23 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 96 Music Albums of 2003 | 36/96 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 251 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 885 | |||
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Youth & Young Manhood ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/05/2026 18:25 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2026 07:36 | mash | 1,498 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2026 05:42 |  AAL2014 | 4,338 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
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Youth & Young Manhood forum mentions
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Going back and listening to this now it seems strange to think this is the same band that conquered the world with Sex on Fire. It's ramshackle homespun southern country rock but it's their ability to fill the songs with so many little hooks that elevates this. Talihina Sky may well be my favourite hidden track ever and that they had the confidence to hide this wonderful little piano song away shows the strength of the album.
I was stunned how low this album ranked. We need more KOL fans to find this site because this album is awesome. KOL are one of my favorite bands and I have no problem agreeing with the people above that this is their best work. The fact that Only By The Night is ranked as their best album on this site is a travesty. I still like it, but it my least favorite of the 5 they have.
If you like 60's and 70's rock I do not see how you can dislike this album because it is straight from that era and so was their look when they released it. Joe's Head is written from another POV of Hendrix's Hey Joe. Molly's Chambers, California Waiting, Red Morning Light are amazing songs and there is not a bad song on it.
Grungey southern rock. Not bad, but a bit dreary. They could do with singing a bit clearer as well, as the lyrics are quite good.
A rough, but highly enjoyable rock and roll record. Song quality is consistent throughout, my second favourite KOL album behind Because of the Times.
craigwramsay 07/10/2012 21:07 | #46220 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album, for me, the best KOL have managed to produce.
The best tracks are "Joe's Head" and "California Waiting".
Love it, Five Stars!
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