Knife Man
by Andrew Jackson Jihad
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The best album by AJJ is Knife Man which is ranked number 2885 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 540.
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Knife Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Knife Man rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,885th | 2010s rank: 480th | 2011 rank: 63rd 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 |
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| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 40 Music Albums of 2011 | 36/40 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2011 | 36/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 66 Music Albums of the 2010s | 16/66 | 15 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 18 Music Albums of 2011 | 11/18 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 65 Music Albums of 2011 | 13/65 | 4 |
| 2026 | DommeDamian | Top 23 Music Albums of 2011 | 2/23 | 5 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 71/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 107 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 540 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/20/2026 08:52 | martintho | 4,734 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2026 16:43 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 11:52 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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This album has been referenced 20 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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babyBlueSedan 04/10/2020 17:56 in Sad / depressing albums that make you feel alive.
babyBlueSedan 04/10/2020 17:56 in Sad / depressing albums that make you feel alive.“This is usually my answer to this question. I listen to sad/depressing music for the feeling of commiseration it gives when I'm feeling the same way, and I've found this to be one of the most relatable but also defiantly uplifting albums I've heard. I'm a bit biased though since it found me at a…”
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The more I listen to this, I just can't stop. It's so refreshing to hear an artist just fucking telling it like it is. There's music that's depressing, and there's music that's honest, but rarely do the too seem to correlate. Depressing music always is so dreary and seems more intent on creating an atmosphere than being relatable. And honest music always seems to be holding back so as not to embarrass the writer. But this is where both meet: this album says things that I thought only I could possibly relate to. It says things that seem to come from such a forsaken, hopeless place that I can't help but smile. "Hate, rain on me" is such a dismal sentiment but someone it's turned into a rallying cry to say "screw you" to all the haters and everyone who's disrespected you. Backpack seems to be a completely fictional song, but it's got real power for someone who's lost a friend and doesn't know where to turn. The intro track is such a great analogy too. "His laziness built the pyramids." Beautiful. Gift of the Magi 2 almost sounds like a parody of the band but someone manages to be moving as well. People II 2 is the best rallying cry of the lot though I think. Depression is such a real problem but it's hard to communicate as such, and this song is like a verbal description of depression. "But hope is for presidents and dreams are for people who are sleeping." How can words that are so grim be so comforting? Actually the last track might be the most moving. "I'm afraid of the things I want to do but I won't." Now there's a rallying cry. I'm such a lazy person that I know I won't accomplish even the simple things that I want. "I'm afraid that I've somehow caused my family harm." Stop saying the things I think!
Besides the lyrics, this album also finds the band expanding their musical portfolio. There are electric guitars and backing strings and all kinds of things going on. There's a perfect climax near the end of Big Bird that just pulls the whole album's experience together. I think you really have to have heard the band's first few albums to really appreciate the sound of this one and how it has evolved.
Also, this album saved my life, so that's pretty cliché.
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This album is amazing in its own...very unusual way.
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Thad 10/04/2016 20:51 | #176327 | TOP COMMENT
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This is my favorite album to listen to when I'm really depressed. And my favorite AJJ album. And top 10 of all time for me.
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A very raw and visceral album that explores the human condition and human emotions in an honest and earthy fashion.
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Winklehurt 04/27/2015 22:19 | #140433 | TOP COMMENT
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Barnacles, man. Don't drink kids.
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