NYC Ghosts And Flowers
by Sonic Youth
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Sonic Youth bestography
NYC Ghosts And Flowers is ranked 16th best out of 43 albums by Sonic Youth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonic Youth is Daydream Nation which is ranked number 75 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,801.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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NYC Ghosts And Flowers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
NYC Ghosts And Flowers rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imjoebro | Top 19 Music Albums of 2000 | 19/19 | 0 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 33 Music Albums of 2000 | 19/33 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 70 Music Albums of 2000 | 46/70 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 68 Music Albums of 2000 | 61/68 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2000 | 58/80 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 64 Music Albums of 2000 | 23/64 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2000 | 57/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2000 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 74/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 50 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 102 | |||
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NYC Ghosts And Flowers ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/10/2026 16:34 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,799 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 21:23 | juanr1096 | 6,202 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 17:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,564 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Forum mentions
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teague 12/31/2020 01:04 | #263510
Sonic Youth return to their avant garde roots. Probably their most odd sounding album.
Sonic Youth never made a bad album. This isn't as bad as people say. But it is unusual even for them
Not enough people talk about Nevermind (What Was It Anyway). It’s the best song on a fantastic album. This album may be too experimental for some people, but for me it’s a solid 9/10.
While this isn't Sonic Youth's worst album, it's not their best. I wouldn't really recommend this album to anyone; spare a few tracks it's a total bore.
Free City Rhymes and the Title track are probably the two standout tracks, and the two most worthwhile
Good album!
Favorite tracks: Free City Rhymes, Small Flowers Crack Concrete, NYC Ghosts & Flowers
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