In My Tribe
by 10,000 Maniacs
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In My Tribe is ranked as the best album by 10,000 Maniacs.
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In My Tribe track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
In My Tribe rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1987 | 69/82 | - | |
| 2026 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 49/100 | 3 | |
| 2026 | Rivera | 301-400 | 1/100 | - |
| 2026 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1987 | 25/74 | 3 | |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1987 Pt 2 | 3/41 | - |
| 2026 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 53/100 | 10 | |
| 2026 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1987 | 15/54 | 4 | |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | most listened to (2 B deleted) | 33/96 | - |
| 2026 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1987 | 43/73 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Finky | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 66/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 140 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 571 | |||
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In My Tribe ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/28/2026 02:11 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 05:47 | Tuur | 955 | 67/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 09:47 | 3,415 | 61/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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This is pretty decent music but never really goes past that and I think there is quite a lot of room where they could have experimented a bit more. They found a structure that worked on every song and stuck to it throughout so that by the end of the album you do get quite bored due to its repetitive nature. It is quite a front loaded release as well with all the best songs coming right at the beginning and then the quality slowly drifts off up until the close of the record. Despite this, it is very upbeat and easy to have fun while listening. It also sounds very clean and not dated considering the time it came out. The vocalist is fantastic as well and really boosts this album up for me. Overall, this is just a good record that isn't striving for anything more but is definitely worth a listen for the few songs that are great.
Decent album, but still not what we were hoping for
I understand why it was done, but I miss the presence of Peace Train which was removed for political reasons. In any case, it is still a great record and still sounds good.
Stands the test of time. Still an excellent album
Not a big 10,000 maniacs fan but this album is solid.
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