Up On The Sun
by Meat Puppets
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Meat Puppets bestography
Up On The Sun is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Meat Puppets on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Meat Puppets is Meat Puppets II which is ranked number 1018 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,714.
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Up On The Sun track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Up On The Sun 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 | saltysurprise | Top 54 Music Albums of 1985 | 17/54 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Ledgin72 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 49/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 43 Music Albums of 1985 | 33/43 | 1 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1985 | 24/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 73 Music Albums of 1985 | 44/73 | 2 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 13 Music Albums of 1985 | 1/13 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 17 Music Albums of 1985 | 9/17 | 3 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1985 | 25/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 75 Music Albums of 1985 | 10/75 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 168 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 531 | |||
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Up On The Sun ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/08/2026 11:04 |  RasmV | 2,621 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 23:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,586 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2025 08:37 | Olli | 7,969 | 62/100 |
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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 77.1/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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Up On The Sun forum mentions
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Up On The Sun comments
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With 'Up On The Sun', The Meat Puppets created a psychedelic-country and experimental fusion that incorporates elements of jazz and even raga. The songs are essentially hypnotic and ethereal 'laid back' meditations which in their way are extremely engaging and innovative.
After the disastrous debut and the sporadic sophomore effort, Meat Puppets (Curt and Kris Kirkwood and Derrick Bostrom) finally hit their stride and produced a cohesive album called Up on the Sun.
The hardcore sound melts away into psychedelic guitar goodness. Many cite that it sounds like Grateful Dead because of the psychedelic and folk and rock blend, but the Grateful Dead never sound as tight as this trio. The highlight of this record is hearing these three young men playing so effortlessly together. I would recommend it to guitar players all over the world, as the warbly vocals and nonsense lyrics take a back seat to the performances.
This was the beginning of their golden era of albums on the SST label in the 1980s.
Essential.
Track Pick: Swimming Ground
Gems: Two Rivers, Up on the Sun
jwammo12 07/27/2021 15:56 | #271987 | TOP COMMENT
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This is definitely the album where they come into their own as a band. The playing is high-level and locked in. It might be missing some of the raw energy and highlights of Meat Puppets ii, but its much more accomplished musically.
discojets1 06/11/2017 04:13 | #192360 | TOP COMMENT
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The best Meat Puppets album. A psychedelic, nervy, punky, album with a Byrds vibe.
The cowpunks go Grateful Dead on this classic.
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