Final Straw
by Snow Patrol

Album
Final Straw by Snow Patrol
Year: 2003
Release date: 2003-08-04
Overall rank: 2,004th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 240 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (38th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (325th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,004th)

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Snow Patrol bestography

Final Straw is ranked as the best album by Snow Patrol.

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- This album (2,004th)
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Final Straw 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.
How To Be Dead
Average Rating: 82 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Wow
Average Rating: 79 (42 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Gleaming Auction
Average Rating: 76 (39 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Whatever's Left
Average Rating: 75 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Spitting Games
Average Rating: 82 (54 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Chocolate
Average Rating: 82 (56 votes)Comments: View 0
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Run
Average Rating: 86 (74 votes)Comments: View 2
8.
Grazed Knees
Average Rating: 76 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Ways & Means
Average Rating: 77 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Tiny Little Fractures
Average Rating: 75 (36 votes)Comments: View 1
11.
Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking
Average Rating: 80 (44 votes)Comments: View 1
12.
Same
Average Rating: 79 (39 votes)Comments: View 0

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Final Straw rankings

Final Straw rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,004th | 2000s rank: 325th | 2003 rank: 38th  Overall chart history
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Final Straw ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 240 votes)
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70/100
 !		06/01/2026 07:22 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,31270/100
 
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 !		03/14/2026 00:20 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,18272/100
 
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 !		02/28/2026 01:11 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.


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Final Straw forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 08/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5413): By telegram
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“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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Final Straw comments

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75/100
From 03/14/2015 20:54 | #136786 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Probably Snow Patrol's best. It stands out more than the others, which is a big deal considering how samey Sonw Patrol can be. (Edited)
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70/100
From 05/25/2013 12:51 | #77129 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Their Best as an album in my opinioin best tracks 'Run,Chocolate,Spitting Games, is it me or do tracks 3 & 4 sound like the same song also like 'Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking'. (Edited)
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From 07/23/2011 18:18 | #24762 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Somewhere a Clock is Ticking is a nice surprise near the end. Run is the big anthem and Same was a decent ending.
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100/100
From 02/09/2015 09:35 | #134442 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Great album, love every song this was when I got into the band. Played it to death in the first few year. (Edited)
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From 05/15/2017 04:36 | #190811 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album always brings me back to a really special place in my life. It's an amazing album, their best in my opinion. (Edited)
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