Swaddling Songs
by Mellow Candle
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Swaddling Songs is ranked as the best album by Mellow Candle.
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Swaddling Songs track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Swaddling Songs rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Jimmy Dread | Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People | 14/100 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt1 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1972 | 23/34 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Folk | 76/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1972 | 44/85 | 2 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 | 57/75 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #401-500 | 44/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Jameth | Top 66 Music Albums of 1972 | 63/66 | 0 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1972 | 47/65 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 176 | |||
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Swaddling Songs ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 02:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,312 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2025 19:46 | RockyRaccoon | 7,257 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Swaddling Songs forum mentions
neilgee 10/07/2026 04:57 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Jameth 06/29/2019 04:22 in What album are you listening to right now? Jimmy Dread 09/26/2017 21:26 in Is 70s progressive rock too overblown?View all forum mentions
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I wish everyone knew and loved this album as much as I do; but even though it's been easier to get hold of for a good ten years now, it seems there are still many who haven't caught on to its lyrical loveliness - I'm the first to post a comment on this, a site for the musical cognoscenti. Come on, folks - give your ears a treat!
Jameth 06/29/2019 05:09 | #238606 | TOP COMMENT
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There are some good tracks here, particularly Boulders On My Grave and Sheep Season, but the album is very uneven in song quality. It also lacks the overall variety of style and tone found on albums by better known bands of the genre like Steeleye Span. Still, there’s no reason to not give this a spin, if you’re a fan of the British folk rock scene.
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