History Books
by The Gaslight Anthem
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The Gaslight Anthem bestography
History Books is ranked 6th best out of 11 albums by The Gaslight Anthem on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Gaslight Anthem is The '59 Sound which is ranked number 1426 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,210.
(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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History Books track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
History Books 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 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the ‘20’s (101 - 200) | 76/100 | - |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 64 Music Albums of 2023 | 23/64 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 47 Music Albums of 2023 | 30/47 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Milhaud | Top 28 Music Albums of 2023 | 12/28 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2020s, #101-200* | 85/96 | - |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 27 Music Albums of 2023 | 10/27 | 3 |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 32 Music Albums of 2023 | 1/32 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 28 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 91 | |||
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History Books ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/30/2025 16:49 | Milhaud | 2,169 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2024 15:35 |  MagicSix | 1,144 | 60/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2024 20:49 | Gallowtree | 645 | 77/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 66.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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