Congregation
by The Afghan Whigs
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The Afghan Whigs bestography
Congregation is ranked 6th best out of 15 albums by The Afghan Whigs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Afghan Whigs is Gentlemen which is ranked number 1289 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,344.
(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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Congregation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Congregation rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1992 | 21/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 63 Music Albums of 1992 | 47/63 | 1 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 69 Music Albums of 1991 | 13/69 | - |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Afghan Whigs: So Far.. | 2/3 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 46 Music Albums of 1992 | 45/46 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 1992 | 37/96 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 39 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 113 | |||
Congregation collection
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Congregation ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/16/2026 16:23 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2026 21:15 | Juneof44 | 2,634 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2026 14:40 |  Tamthebam | 23,404 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
Congregation forum mentions
pedro1976 07/31/2026 08:26 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 01/31/2024 13:27 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Congregation comments
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2014 21:36 | #110793
Never one to surrender, he gave her one last ultimatum even though it was his fault. (Edited)
btener11 08/06/2011 18:57 | #25882
I seriously needed to add this album?!? Seriously?? Wow...
btener11 08/06/2011 20:33 | #25887
Well it isn't quite as good as Gentlemen, but it is one of my top 100 albums and a 90s rock classic -- an easy recommend. Also that was as much a reaction to the fact that two of their far lesser albums had already been added.
Sounds interesting, might have a listen this week. I have Gentlemen rated at 4/10 and 1965 at 6/10 right now.
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