Serpentine Prison
by Matt Berninger
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Serpentine Prison is ranked as the best album by Matt Berninger.
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Serpentine Prison track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Serpentine Prison 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 | tyleraepps | Top 11 Music Albums of 2020 | 10/11 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Télérama Top 2020 : les 50 albums préférés de “Télérama | 11/50 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Ya joking? Should've been higher! 2020 edition | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 75 Music Albums of 2020 | 49/75 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | JeffN999 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 36/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 45 Music Albums of the 2020s | 40/45 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 76 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 235 | |||
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Serpentine Prison ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/16/2026 14:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,585 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2026 10:34 | TonySayers61 | 25,476 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 21:33 | luukvdschepop | 750 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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Brad1770 12/11/2020 09:05 | #262516
Following the disappointing ‘Sleep Well Beast’ (2017) and last year’s slog ‘I Am Easy to Find’ finally fans have something The National related that’s worth praising even if it is slated as a Matt solo effort
None the less this album is good. Really good. It’s somber atmosphere is drenched with ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ DNA highlighted by the wonderful “One More Second” with its quirky carnival keyboard
For mine top 10 best albums for 2020
A bit morose for my tastes but not bad.
HoldenM 10/28/2020 19:47 | #259886 | TOP COMMENT
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There's nothing I'd love more than to be over the moon about this record. It's good! Not great, but decent enough.
paladisiac 10/16/2020 20:48 | #259355 | TOP COMMENT
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Like the National, but mellowed out man
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