The Rip Tide
by Beirut

Album
The Rip Tide by Beirut
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-08-30
Overall rank: 2,758th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 186 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2011 (59th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (453rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,758th)

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Beirut bestography

The Rip Tide is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Beirut on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Beirut is The Flying Club Cup which is ranked number 2164 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 766.

Beirut album bestography « Higher ranked (2,210th)
Gulag Orkestar This album (2,758th)
The Rip Tide Lower ranked (11,296th) »
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The Rip Tide track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
A Candle's Fire
Average Rating: 78 (34 votes)Comments: View 0
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Santa Fe
Average Rating: 83 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
East Harlem
Average Rating: 84 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
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Goshen
Average Rating: 78 (33 votes)Comments: View 0
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Payne's Bay
Average Rating: 77 (29 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Rip Tide
Average Rating: 80 (33 votes)Comments: View 0
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Vagabond
Average Rating: 77 (30 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Peacock
Average Rating: 73 (29 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Port Of Call
Average Rating: 78 (30 votes)Comments: View 0

The Rip Tide rankings

The Rip Tide rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,758th | 2010s rank: 453rd | 2011 rank: 59th  Overall chart history
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The Rip Tide ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 186 votes)
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 !		07/07/2026 07:57 Jantje  Ratings distribution  71174/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.


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The Rip Tide forum mentions

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From CharlieBarley 10/13/2021 21:45 in What album are you listening to right now?
“first listen pretty nice”
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From dihansse 04/01/2018 20:26 in My discoveries per year
“This is already my last contribution for 2011: - (nr 42 on the overall BEA top chart of 2011): I only knew Kurt Vile from his latest albums but this one of 2011 was already a good start. - (nr 43): This is to me the best album of Beirut I've listened and there are even a few tunes here I actually…”
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From revolver94 12/17/2014 06:25 in Your Top 5 of 2011
“2011 is special because it has the greatest album of all time~~~~ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Should Be Mentioned: Not included because, come on guys, this is a glamorized reissue. i mean, fucking brilliant, but it shouldnt be on these lists.”
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The Rip Tide comments

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95/100
From 02/19/2012 23:52 | #37187 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
@gussteivi I'm not sure what you've been listening to but 'boring' is the least appropriate word to describe all those artists.
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From 08/31/2011 21:43 | #26895 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I love this already after two listens. Recommended to fans of Arcade Fire or Neutral Milk Hotel
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60/100
From 09/07/2011 19:54 | #27204 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
i'm not convinced by this last album...
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70/100
From 06/10/2014 00:50 | #114142 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
As this band progressed they got away from their big band sound that made Gulag Orekstar so great. This album is more pop-y but still has aspects of the brass that makes them so good.
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80/100
From 03/12/2012 21:56 | #38225 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Reminds me very much of the great group, Fanfarlo. The first half of this album is remarkable, but the last half wades in mediocrity. Their use of horns is refreshing.
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