Trials & Errors
by Magnolia Electric Co.
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Magnolia Electric Co. bestography
Trials & Errors is ranked 5th best out of 22 albums by Jason Molina on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jason Molina is The Magnolia Electric Co. which is ranked number 438 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,822.
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Trials & Errors track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Trials & Errors rankings
Trials & Errors rankings summary
Overall rank: 12,714th | 2000s rank: 2,237th | 2005 rank: 231st 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 |  Romanelli | Top 73 Music Albums of 2005 | 9/73 | 4 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 201-300 | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | ShutUpKen | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 36/40 | 12 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2024 | multiverso | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 38 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 82 Music Albums of 2005 | 62/82 | 1 |
| 2024 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2023 |  babyBlueSedan | Top 22 Music Albums of 2005 | 14/22 | 2 |
| 2021 | multiverso | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 6/100 | 19 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 93 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/08/2026 22:54 | jnmayles | 2,393 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 13:48 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,127 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2022 23:23 | MrMaximmator | 343 | 58/100 |
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From Romanelli 05/22/2024 22:58 in What album are you listening to right now?
Romanelli 05/22/2024 22:58 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
View forum topic (4 mentions) →From Romanelli 06/04/2018 12:07 in The Romanelli Music Diary: The Greatest Hits
Romanelli 06/04/2018 12:07 in The Romanelli Music Diary: The Greatest Hits“841 MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. TRIALS & ERRORS 2005-SECRETLY CANADIAN NO PRODUCTION CREDIT 1. The Dark Don’t Hide It 2. Don’t This Look Like The Dark 3. Such Pretty Eyes For A Snake 4. Almost Was Good Enough 5. North Star 6. Ring The Bell 7. Cross The Road 8. Leave The City 9. The Last 3 Human Words 10.…”
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babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/30/2020 00:39 | #247313
babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/30/2020 00:39 | #247313
Great live album. Rousing renditions of some of Molina's best songs as well as some otherwise unrecorded songs that are must listens like Such Pretty Eyes for a Snake and North Star. Musically this feels a lot like Neil Young, and while the backing band is no Crazy Horse and it does meander at times it always hits incredibly hard. Lyrically this finds Molina fully grappling with his alcoholism, especially on North Star ("No one chooses to be sick") and the two tracks from Didn't it Rain ("Help does not just walk up to you. I could have told you that. I'm not an idiot" is still Molina's greatest lyrics). Highly recommended for fans of Molina or anyone who likes heavy folk rock, this is a great album for a long drive in the countryside.
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