Cherry Tree
by The National
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Cherry Tree is ranked 10th best out of 18 albums by The National on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The National is High Violet which is ranked number 121 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,361.
(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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Cherry Tree track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Cherry Tree rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 86 Music Albums of 2004 | 18/86 | 4 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 34 Music Albums of 2004 | 30/34 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 60 Music Albums of 2004 | 12/60 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 82 Music Albums of 2004 | 37/82 | 3 |
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 53 Music Albums of 2004 | 13/53 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 93 Music Albums of the 2000s | 63/93 | 7 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 52 Music Albums of 2004 | 9/52 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 46 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 147 | |||
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Cherry Tree ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/03/2026 22:30 | Fevernova | 3,161 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 01:47 | PapaShiz86 | 11,785 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2026 12:35 | Kettwig | 1,359 | 90/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.
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Cherry Tree forum mentions
dihansse 02/17/2019 17:26 in My discoveries per yearCherry Tree comments
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About Today is in my top 5 of my fav The National songs. Surprised that not so many National geeks like me haven't given it a push. Beautiful song.
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/19/2011 22:03 | #28708 | TOP COMMENT
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Agreed. I was surprised when this wasn't on any charts. All The Wine, Cherry Tree & About Today are probably some of the National's best songs. I know it's only an EP, but it deserves to be on our charts.
HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/14/2014 03:29 | #129338 | TOP COMMENT
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Great EP. "About Today," and "Wasp Nest" are both underrated gems.
Nice EP! About Today is such a beauty...
This album is short yet I absolutely love it. It puts me in a really cool vibe.
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