Wild Wood
by Paul Weller
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Paul Weller bestography
Wild Wood is ranked 2nd best out of 28 albums by Paul Weller on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul Weller is Stanley Road which is ranked number 1843 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 922.
(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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Wild Wood track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Wild Wood rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 15 Music Albums of 1993 | 4/15 | 4 |
| 2026 | markl73 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best of Rest | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Paul Weller: RANKED | 3/6 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 16/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1993 | 45/55 | 1 |
| 2026 | Sumbody | Top 37 Music Albums of the 1990s | 4/37 | 18 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1993 | 16/36 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 183 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 812 | |||
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Wild Wood ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/14/2026 15:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,118 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2026 12:41 | Jonboy | 148 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 02:26 | stareaterogni0n | 590 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Wild Wood forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5443): By javicho07 BestEverAlbums 09/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5433): By Johnnyo
pedro1976 09/06/2026 09:25 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Wild Wood comments
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Weller's best work is a musical masterpiece. This should certainly be considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time, but sadly it is generally both unknown and vastly underrated. While it did go platinum in the UK, it is unheard of in the US. The opener, Sunflower, draws you in for sure. Along with Shadow of the Sun, Has My Fire Really Gone Out? and the title track, they make up the standout tracks. The other tracks are also memorable and pretty much just as strong. Jazzy instrumental interludes separate the tracks in a well planned out way, making the whole album sound seamless.
2112Ikaro 11/11/2019 12:47 | #244673 | TOP COMMENT
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The solo career of Paul Weller is just amazing and very underrated by audience, give a chance to hear Wild Wood and you will be blowed away by this magnificent album.
Still probably Weller's best solo record. Released just before the Brit pop explosion, which somehow elevated Weller to some sort of 'godfather of pop' status. Anyway, excellent record.
Great album from beginning to end a very underrated album in my opinion one of the best from 93' calendar year if not the best.
badfaith 09/30/2009 06:57 | #6463 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the one that sparked my enthusiasm for music over and above pop
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