Good News For People Who Love Bad News
by Modest Mouse

Album
Good News For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-04-06
Overall rank: 401st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 984 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2004 (7th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 2000s (63rd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (401st)

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Modest Mouse bestography

Good News For People Who Love Bad News is ranked 3rd best out of 17 albums by Modest Mouse on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Modest Mouse is The Moon & Antarctica which is ranked number 167 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,472.

Modest Mouse album bestography « Higher ranked (214th)
The Lonesome Crowded West This album (401st)
Good News For People Who Love Bad News Lower ranked (1,085th) »
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Good News For People Who Love Bad News track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Horn Intro
Average Rating: 72 (160 votes)Comments: View 5
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The World At Large
Average Rating: 89 (259 votes)Comments: View 5
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Float On
Average Rating: 91 (376 votes)Comments: View 6
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Ocean Breathes Salty
Average Rating: 88 (241 votes)Comments: View 1
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Dig Your Grave
Average Rating: 72 (152 votes)Comments: View 1
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Bury Me With It
Average Rating: 83 (184 votes)Comments: View 2
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Dance Hall
Average Rating: 77 (169 votes)Comments: View 3
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Bukowski
Average Rating: 86 (199 votes)Comments: View 3
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This Devil's Workday
Average Rating: 78 (168 votes)Comments: View 6
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The View
Average Rating: 85 (178 votes)Comments: View 2
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Satin In A Coffin
Average Rating: 82 (176 votes)Comments: View 3
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Interlude (Milo)
Average Rating: 73 (148 votes)Comments: View 3
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Blame It On The Tetons
Average Rating: 84 (172 votes)Comments: View 3
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Black Cadillacs
Average Rating: 83 (171 votes)Comments: View 4
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One Chance
Average Rating: 82 (164 votes)Comments: View 2
16.
The Good Times Are Killing Me
Average Rating: 86 (203 votes)Comments: View 2

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News rankings

Good News For People Who Love Bad News rankings summary
Overall rank: 401st | 2000s rank: 63rd | 2004 rank: 7th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.


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Good News For People Who Love Bad News forum mentions

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85/100
From 01/02/2026 06:34 | #312412
First off I love a lot of the tracks on their own merit. But even more I love how the album works overall, with a descent into nihilism being rescued (at the interlude) into finding purpose in life. (Edited)
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From 02/08/2023 22:37 | #293796
Quanto mais se ouve o álbum, melhor ele vai ficando.
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From 12/19/2021 21:11 | #277681
This album misses the mark for me when compared to their truly great albums. It feels a bit more watered down and the songs don't hit as hard. Sonically it does sound a bit simpler as well and like they were trying to become a bit more accessible. However, this does also work in their favour as the songs are a lot more catchy and fun. The choruses are also stronger on this project and there is still a lot to explore instrumentally. The length of the record is nearly perfect as well with it not over staying its welcome by too much. Overall, a very enjoyable album that is a drop down in quality from the groups best releases but is still good. (Edited)
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From 02/08/2021 20:26 | #266037
Marking this as the beginning of their fall might be an obvious, almost cliche statement, but it certainly feels they lost their way, this combination of throwback to their indie roots and appealing to the masses pop left a lot to be desired - especially in comparison to their previous work, otherwise you could judge it as a standalone album and it's more than ok.
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From 11/26/2020 23:43 | #261460
I go back and forth between this and the Moon and Antarctica as my favorite Modest Mouse album. This is kind of underrated. Wicked fun. (Edited)
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