Prologue
by The Milk Carton Kids
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The Milk Carton Kids bestography
Prologue is ranked as the best album by The Milk Carton Kids.
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Prologue track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Prologue rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2023 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2022 | RockyRaccoon | Contemporary Folk/Folk Rock | 33/100 | - |
| 2020 |  samistake2ice | Top 60 Music Albums of 2011 | 28/60 | 3 |
| 2020 | Lgk21 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 51/100 | 21 |
| 2018 | rkm | Top 34 Music Albums of 2011 | 19/34 | 2 |
| 2017 | mnorris75 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2013 | mnorris75 | Top 30 Music Albums of 2011 | 17/30 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 63 | |||
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Prologue ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/08/2025 22:00 | Milhaud | 2,161 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2023 00:28 | Fevernova | 3,162 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2022 09:59 | Sforge | 1,530 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
Prologue forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 09/16/2015 15:14 in Suggestions on Artists/Albums of the Indie Folk genre? RockyRaccoon 06/10/2015 20:52 in You must listen to the album below you.Prologue comments
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RockyRaccoon TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/18/2013 13:05 | #81834
This is everything great that folk music can be. Beautifully written music, well-crafted lyrics, it’s why folk music is so good. The Milk Carton Kids know how to make good folk music and this album from start to finish is exactly that. The lyrics are poetic with melodies and simple yet beautiful guitar that will make you want to listen to this album over and over again. There’s even a hint of bluegrass in the song “I Still Want A Little More". Honestly, I can’t recommend this album enough, it’s a great album and absolutely should be listened to by everybody.
luigybetis TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/16/2018 14:56 | #216868
Beautiful album, these guys know what they are doing. 7.6/10.
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