Z
by My Morning Jacket

Album
Z by My Morning Jacket
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-04
Overall rank: 806th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 459 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2005 (14th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (131st)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (806th)

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Z is ranked as the best album by My Morning Jacket.

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Z track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Wordless Chorus
Average Rating: 87 (100 votes)Comments: View 3
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It Beats 4 U
Average Rating: 84 (87 votes)Comments: View 1
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Gideon
Average Rating: 85 (87 votes)Comments: View 1
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What A Wonderful Man
Average Rating: 81 (77 votes)Comments: View 1
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Off The Record
Average Rating: 84 (84 votes)Comments: View 1
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Into The Woods
Average Rating: 80 (75 votes)Comments: View 2
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Anytime
Average Rating: 81 (75 votes)Comments: View 1
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Lay Low
Average Rating: 85 (85 votes)Comments: View 1
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Knot Comes Loose
Average Rating: 81 (75 votes)Comments: View 1
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Dondante
Average Rating: 85 (89 votes)Comments: View 2

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Z rankings

Z rankings summary
Overall rank: 806th | 2000s rank: 131st | 2005 rank: 14th  Overall chart history
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Z ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 459 votes)
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80/100
 !		08/27/2026 17:37 replacementlevel  Ratings distribution  7,77270/100
 
85/100
 !		08/02/2026 14:22 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,71448/100
 
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 !		06/25/2026 17:58 abbolton  Ratings distribution  7783/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.


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From BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno
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“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Vasco () 1. by (1994) 2. by (1979) 3. by (1977) 5. (2012) 7. (1982) 9. by by (1990) 12. by (1989) 14. by (2023) 15. (2019) 16. (1998) 17. by (2013) 20. by (1973) 21. by (2024) 22. (1992) 23. by (2022) 24. by (2006) 25. by (1975) 26. by…”
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Z comments

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85/100
From 01/28/2023 15:20 | #293335
Grande álbum! Merece muito mais reconhecimento!
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From 01/03/2022 16:52 | #278493 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is an album that goes very under appreciated in terms of the quality that is on display. There are a lot of incredible songs on here, that have a lot of depth and some great instrumentation. They also provide their own spin on the music and so it makes for a very unique listen. I love the lyrics and vocal as well which both just add to the quality of the whole record. It really does get better with every listen and you keep finding new things to love when you revisit this release. However, there are a few issues and one is the lack of diversity in terms of song style which makes you want something new by the end of the record. Also, I do think the second half is a little weaker than the first. Overall, this album is very enjoyable and one that doesn't get the credit it deserves.
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From 11/20/2021 20:16 | #276479
I think I need help getting this album. It hasn't clicked for me.
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80/100
From 02/13/2021 00:44 | #266245
Great flowing rhythms, melodies, harmonies. Jim James voice is pure gold. Fantastic album right through.
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From 12/30/2020 17:54 | #263495
I liked MMJ from the first time i heard it by American Dad it was great. (Edited)
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