Lincoln
by They Might Be Giants
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They Might Be Giants bestography
Lincoln is ranked 2nd best out of 38 albums by They Might Be Giants on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by They Might Be Giants is Flood which is ranked number 1368 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,261.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Lincoln track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Lincoln rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 12/32 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 45 Music Albums of 1988 | 18/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1988 | 25/25 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 45/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  pranafilms | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 21/100 | 80 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 83 Music Albums of 1988 | 18/83 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 67 Music Albums of 1988 | 33/67 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 77/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 143 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 757 | |||
Lincoln collection
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Lincoln ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/14/2026 12:38 |  Tamthebam | 23,330 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 07:16 |  Purplepash | 5,007 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2026 22:54 | villagegreen831 | 154 | 79/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
Lincoln favourites
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Lincoln forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5396): By pranafilmsView latest topic →
Purplepash 07/18/2026 07:31 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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Lincoln comments
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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.
tbakeman 04/09/2013 16:39 | #72210 | TOP COMMENT
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Julian Koster thinks this album is genius, and I think Julian Koster is genius.
dihansse 03/01/2021 20:20 | #266841 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
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