Things Take Time, Take Time
by Courtney Barnett

Things Take Time, Take Time by Courtney Barnett
Year: 2021
Release date: 2021-11-12
Overall rank: 5,862nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 66 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2021 (74th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (368th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,862nd)

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Courtney Barnett bestography

Things Take Time, Take Time is ranked 4th best out of 10 albums by Courtney Barnett on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Courtney Barnett is Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit which is ranked number 468 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,636.

Courtney Barnett album bestography « Higher ranked (2,837th)
The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas
This album (5,862nd)
Things Take Time, Take Time
Lower ranked (28,679th) »
How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose

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Overall rank: 5,862nd | 2020s rank: 368th | 2021 rank: 74th
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2026adbrack1988Top 26 Music Albums of 202112/263
2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 202167/1002
2026 MadhattanJackTop 81 Music Albums of 202129/813
2026JeffN999Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s47/1007
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of 202181/1001
2026 eclabTop 92 Music Albums of the 2020s50/926
2026 paladisiacTop 71 Music Albums of 202171/710
2026 TamthebamTop 88 Music Albums of 202125/884
2026LittleM1971Top 95 Music Albums of 202161/952
2026craabTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s62/1005
2026 paladisiac2020s, 65rating (64), #001-100*73/77 -
2026SkernsTop 87 Music Albums of 202111/874
2026lanadeleswiftTop 96 Music Albums of 202165/962
2026 dihansseTop 100 Music Albums of 202141/1003
2026adbrack1988Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s44/1007
2025 Brandon8Top 11 Music Albums of the 2020s6/118
2025Invader666Top 100 Music Albums of 202164/1002
2025cicadelicMonarchie & Alltag: Alben des Jahres 202120/49 -
2025 eclabTop 30 Music Albums of 202110/304
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (64), #0601-0700*47/65 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 89
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 227
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73/100 (from 66 votes)
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12/31/2025 03:42 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,35665/100
 
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12/07/2025 22:54 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47180/100
 
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06/16/2025 12:43 Invader666  Ratings distribution  2,62365/100
 
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03/16/2025 11:53 LedZep  Ratings distribution  4,93079/100

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From 12/31/2021 16:13 | #278268
Not bad. Will be revisiting this one often.
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From 12/15/2021 13:15 | #277525
Being an Australian I’m probably more than a little biased in saying Courtney Barnett is a national treasure & proof that if someone can go from their bedroom in Preston Melbourne to global stardom and appearing on Ellen within a short few years, well, anyone can

And despite the middling critical reviews this album title gives away it’s secret because when it comes to ‘Things Take Time Take Time’ they really do take time with a release that’s takes patience and repeated rotations to fully appreciate and enjoy
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