Geek The Girl
by Lisa Germano

Geek The Girl by Lisa Germano
Year: 1994
Release date: 1994-10-25
Overall rank: 1,322nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 160 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (37th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (235th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,322nd)

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  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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Overall rank: 1,322nd | 1990s rank: 235th | 1994 rank: 37th
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2026 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Greatest Music Albums79/10022
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s81/1004
2026 AfterHoursTop 100 Greatest Music Albums38/10061
2026 dihansseTop 92 Music Albums of 199492/920
2026ElauqsapidTop 38 Music Albums of 199436/380
2026 melisandreTop 64 Music Albums of the 1990s3/6419
2026 EyeKanFlyTop 100 Music Albums of 199455/1002
2026 TamthebamTop 91 Music Albums of 199420/914
2026 paladisiac1994 year, 101-200*3/13 -
2026 Xxnu99etxXTop 83 Music Albums of 199434/833
2026 RhynerTop 32 Music Albums of 199423/322
2026 SomethingSpecialTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s50/10010
2026 melisandreTop 52 Greatest Music Albums18/5267
2026 ssteveTop 66 Music Albums of 199433/663
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 199466/1002
2026 MadhattanJackTop 71 Music Albums of 199421/714
2026LittleM1971Top 92 Music Albums of 199435/923
2026 DommeDamianTop 39 Music Albums of 19944/395
2026 baystateoftheartTop 100 Music Albums of 199430/1004
2026Exist-en-cielTop 94 Music Albums of 199411/944
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 167
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,297
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 160 votes)
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05/05/2026 13:05 eclecticwarrior  Ratings distribution  185/100
 
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04/15/2026 16:46 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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06/17/2025 21:33 idiotican  Ratings distribution  2,80374/100

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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 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.

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75/100
From 04/05/2021 10:47 | #268239
very cool, dark album. Musically a little bit to flat
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95/100
From 07/12/2017 01:43 | #194119
This album expresses so well how it feels to be a woman; particularly the negative side of being a woman. Not to mention it's musically beautiful and very heavy.
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From 07/29/2016 04:28 | #171928
Frascilita ...
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From 10/30/2015 14:12 | #152277
This really starts to strike out on its own with Geek the Girl then Just Geek. I missed out on this because this was already such a great year for music. I'm listening now.
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From 12/25/2014 18:18 | #130082
Her voice and the way she decided to develop her sound really touch the heart. The music is warm and able to share her feelings; probably the most complete example of American songwriting of the 90s.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 09/01/2014 16:44 | #120973
the first time i listened to this album i was in my car, driving on the highway. halfway through "...a psychopath" i had to pull over to the side of the rode because the emotional intensity of the song, with it's backing track of a real-life 911 call, got me choked up. the rest of the album showcases Lisa's ability to marry cheerful words with dark music, and vice versa.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 03/03/2014 21:50 | #105317
Lisa Germano's voice has a very haunting quality which makes her music almost otherworldly. This is a very beautiful album.
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100/100
From 06/18/2013 06:00 | #79246
This is my favourite girl's folk album, her voice is so cute! Isn't it?
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 03/19/2011 22:20 | #19318
Harrowing, allegorical, introspective and self-referential, 'Geek The Girl' is reminiscent of a 'Dante-esque' ending to a thriller. Reviving the lugubrious nightmares of Nico and the sad fables of Leonard Cohen, Germano's world is a deeply unsettling one. The album is steeped in a kind of atmosphere of insecurity and madness which seems to be both heartfelt and personal but is expressed in a way that relates to the stories of women the world over.
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90/100
From 10/07/2010 01:57 | #11922
Its a very good album
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