The Whaler
by Home Is Where
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The Whaler is ranked as the best album by Home Is Where.
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The Whaler track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Whaler rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 64 Music Albums of 2023 | 42/64 | 2 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | joewooley24 | Top 10 Music Albums of 2023 | 1/10 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ForegroundNoise | Top 20 Music Albums of 2023 | 11/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | MeHaceRuido Los mejores discos en inglés 2023 | 50/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 175 | |||
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The Whaler ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/14/2026 22:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,199 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 11:28 | PadName | 1,800 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 19:24 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.4.
The Whaler forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5420): By Chris15789 cestuneblague 06/22/2023 15:28 in ALC #13: The Whaler (Home is Where)The Whaler comments
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ForegroundNoise 01/08/2024 16:32 | #300994 | TOP COMMENT
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Home Is Where are an emo band out of Florida. Their 18-minute debut from 2021 had its moments – "Assisted Harakiri" was particularly great – but even then, they sounded like a band doing a competent job of recreating a well-trodden strand of emo. I didn't have big expectations for their follow-up, but The Whaler self-describes as a "concept record about getting used to things getting worse", that hinges on the imagery of the titular whaler navigating a post-9/11 dystopia. If that wasn't enough, the band also incorporate the country influence of their home state with lyrics that pull from lead singer Brandon MacDonald's experiences with gender dysphoria. It's not often ambition like this pays off; I can't wait to hear what's next in store for this band.
From my Top 20 Albums of 2023: https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=74659 (Edited)
Angsty vocals meet profound instrumentals in an album that has a youthful electricity while feeling mature and complex in its presentation. Fantastic effort by a band to watch. (Edited)
Really digging the conceptual emo approach on this one… an angsty yet enlightening listen ! (Edited)
Not too shabby, a little too screamy at certain points. (Edited)
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