Life Before Insanity
by Gov't Mule
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Gov't Mule bestography
Life Before Insanity is ranked 8th best out of 53 albums by Gov't Mule on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gov't Mule is Dark Side Of The Mule which is ranked number 12364 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 96.
(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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Life Before Insanity track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Life Before Insanity rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Allman Brothers (and related) ranked best to least best | 52/52 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Southern Rock (1 - 100) | 63/100 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 91 Music Albums of 2000 | 42/91 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Allman Related | 43/64 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 99 Music Albums of 2000 | 59/99 | 2 |
| 2021 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2018 | Fischman | Greatest Southern Rock Albums | 46/100 | - |
| 2017 | Unaguma | Top 93 Music Albums of the 2000s | 38/93 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 41 | |||
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Life Before Insanity ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/28/2023 19:52 | LosWochos | 47,547 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2023 17:18 |  MW19704U | 6,986 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2022 19:53 |  dihansse | 6,407 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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dihansse 01/30/2022 20:03 in My discoveries per year rockbluesfolkjaz 01/07/2022 18:44 in What album are you listening to right now?Life Before Insanity comments
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jeremy9 09/09/2019 11:26 | #242386
Their best album
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