Lincoln (studio album) by They Might Be Giants
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Lincoln is ranked 2nd best out of 35 albums by They Might Be Giants on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by They Might Be Giants is Flood which is ranked number 1238 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,420.
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Lincoln track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100  | 03/03/2025 10:51 |  ssteve | | 76/100 |
60/100 | 01/16/2025 13:03 | Jboy69 | | 78/100 |
50/100 | 01/07/2025 19:20 |  Dingerbell | | 62/100 |
85/100 | 12/19/2024 09:47 | cicadelic | | 73/100 |
30/100 | 11/01/2024 02:59 | Proto | | 36/100 |
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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 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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dihansse 03/01/2021 20:20
I very much like They Might Be Giants other album, Flood, and a few tracks here like Ana Ng remind me of that album and are excellent. But only a few of the tracks here are this good so definitely not their best album in my view but still enjoyable.
There never was anything quite like TMBG. Lyrically maniacal, musically schizophrenic. Lincoln captures their charisma better than there other great albums.
My intro to TMBG and I love it! Quirky and charming yes, but hasn't lost its roots with Punk either.
exileonthehell 10/30/2015 22:05
Has a bunch of pretty good songs, I think I'm going to listen it a few times more.
tbakeman 04/09/2013 16:39
Julian Koster thinks this album is genius, and I think Julian Koster is genius.
This is TMBG at their smart and quirky best. Lincoln is more consistent than most of their albums though IMO "Don't Let's Start" is still their best song. If you want to try them out then this is the album. Their sound is not for everyone.
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