The Record
by Boygenius

The Record by Boygenius
Year: 2023
Release date: 2023-03-31
Overall rank: 1,627th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 228 votes)
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Award Top 5 albums of 2023 (5th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2020s (58th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,627th)

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,627th | 2020s rank: 58th | 2023 rank: 5th
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2026 paladisiac2020s, 65rating (65.5-65), #101-200*15/58 -
2026 sssvnnnTop 60 Music Albums of 202324/603
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s65/1004
2026 sszwalbenestTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s6/10012
2026 covecoveTop 50 Music Albums of 202334/502
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s26/1009
2026JohnnyoEsquire 23 (2 B Deleted)17/19 -
2026maxacareTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s65/1004
2026 PurplepashYa joking? Should've been higher! 2020s edition66/100 -
2026JeffN999Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s100/1000
2026henriknaessTop 50 Music Albums of 202349/500
2026jdizzle123456Best Folk of the 2020s10/20 -
2026joathomeTop 80 Music Albums of 202349/802
2026 PurplepashTop 91 Music Albums of 202361/912
2026leniadTop 101-200 Greatest 2020s Albums15/53 -
2026VanillaBeanTop 29 Music Albums of 20234/294
2026 EyeKanFlyTop 100 Music Albums of 202312/1004
2026 eclabTop 92 Music Albums of the 2020s78/922
2026cicadelicEverything Is Noise’s Top 90: The Best Albums of 202327/89 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s90/1001
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 288
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,045
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 228 votes)
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03/03/2026 23:05 mash  Ratings distribution  1,43388/100
 
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01/10/2026 19:03 patmull  Ratings distribution  56175/100

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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 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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From 06/19/2025 08:51 | #309608
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2024 Grammys. the winner was Midnights by Taylor Swift
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From 01/07/2024 22:30 | #300976
Woeful effort at making music 1/10
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Rating:  
35/100
From 01/03/2024 02:10 | #300863
Had high hopes $20 is a cool track, then it just fizzles out to not much.
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Rating:  
60/100
From 12/29/2023 20:02 | #300748
“The Record” succeeds in its collaboration. There is a lot of chemistry between the vocalists. They expertly create harmonies and use their voices to fill in spaces. The writing is effective and makes great use of memory to add emotion. Despite all these pluses, the song structure can be meandering. Almost all the songs are mid-tempo. Back to back, it blunts momentum and adds a bit of listener’s fatigue. “The Record” needs more variety but remains competent at what it does.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 06/22/2023 21:40 | #297732
Good album, I especially preferred Phoebe's part and Emily I'm Sorry
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Rating:  
85/100
From 05/20/2023 04:45 | #297102
Remarkable how these three idiosyncratic songwriters consciously decide to subsume their quirks within a group voice. Individual traits haven't been erased so much as they've been sanded so they can fit neatly together. Boygenius feels heftier and hookier than Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus do on their own and I love it.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 04/13/2023 21:06 | #296060
Incrível álbum!
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Rating:  
70/100
From 04/12/2023 14:17 | #296004
73/100

I wanted to see how BoyGenius would handle an entire LP format, but in reality we can largely make do with the promo singles released some time before. I find that each individual works better as a solo artist, there's not much point in doing a supergroup except to make a happy fan base happy

Key song : Not Strong Enough / True Blue

Other Ratings :
>> Boygenius
- EP (2018) 74

>> Phoebe Bridgers :
- Punisher (2020) 86
- Stranger In The Alps (2017) 83

>> Lucy Dacus :
- Historian (2018) 82
- Home Video (2021) 78
- No Burden (2016) 64

>> Julien Baker :
- Sprained Ankle (2015) 80
- Turn Out the Lights (2017) 77
- Little Oblivions (2021) 63
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Rating:  
70/100
From 04/11/2023 09:43 | #295935
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75/100
From 04/10/2023 17:15 | #295922
Like how strong the record starts, how well the three artists compliment each other and the rockier numbers. Feel it starts to tail off somewhat towards the end, but is a solid effort overall and I’m glad they found the time to release an LP with this project.
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