The Record (studio album)
by Boygenius

The Record by Boygenius
Year: 2023
Release date: 2023-03-31
Overall rank: 1,756th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 220 votes)
     
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Award Top 100 albums of the 2020s (56th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,756th)

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The Record track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,756th | 2020s rank: 56th | 2023 rank: 5th

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The Record ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 220 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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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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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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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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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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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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80/100
From 04/13/2023 21:06 | #296060
Incrível álbum!
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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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From 04/11/2023 09:43 | #295935
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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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