The Record
by Boygenius
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The Record is ranked as the best album by Boygenius.
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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).
The Record 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 | Fritz | Top 90 Music Albums of the 2020s | 59/90 | 7 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Everything Is Noise’s Top 90: The Best Albums of 2023 | 27/89 | - |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Best Folk of the 2020s | 10/20 | - |
| 2026 | leniad | Top 101-200 Greatest 2020s Albums | 25/68 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2023 | 30/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | Brando1788 | Top 18 Music Albums of the 2020s | 11/18 | 9 |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 40 Music Albums of the 2020s | 16/40 | 13 |
| 2026 | henriknaess | Top 50 Music Albums of 2023 | 49/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | beatlematt | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 39/100 | 61 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 44/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 294 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,189 | |||
The Record collection
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The Record ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 45 hours ago | Dalcio | 292 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 14:55 | Timooosterink | 912 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2026 14:14 | Brando1788 | 154 | 77/100 |
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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 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 11/14/2025 21:00 in Album of the day (#5444): The Record by Boygenius
CharlieBarley 01/07/2024 14:14 in What album are you listening to right now?
pedro1976 12/17/2023 11:59 in What album are you listening to right now?The Record comments
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2024 Grammys. the winner was Midnights by Taylor Swift (Edited)
Woeful effort at making music 1/10 (Edited)
Had high hopes $20 is a cool track, then it just fizzles out to not much. (Edited)
“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. (Edited)
Good album, I especially preferred Phoebe's part and Emily I'm Sorry (Edited)
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