Port Of Morrow
by The Shins
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Port Of Morrow is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by The Shins on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Shins is Chutes Too Narrow which is ranked number 360 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,557.
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Port Of Morrow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Port Of Morrow rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | joathome | Top 80 Music Albums of 2012 | 8/80 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 35 Music Albums of 2012 | 31/35 | 1 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 17 Music Albums of 2012 | 9/17 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | martintho | 100 best albums of the century | 51/100 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | Finky | Top 95 Music Albums of the 2010s | 17/95 | 17 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 99/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 199 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 774 | |||
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Port Of Morrow ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 02:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,312 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 02:59 | brent13 | 2,227 | 66/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 09:42 | Leginlists | 3,844 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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I wish people would stop putting this album in their charts just because it's The Shins. This album is pretty good but not that good. I hope this album doesn't end up in the top 20 for this decade just because it's from a popular band. I hope Port of Morrow doesn't turn out like the most recent Muse album The Resistance, or like The Strokes last album Angles. Angles and The Resistance were both worse than this album but both are still among the top albums of their respective decades, not because they are good albums (because obviously they are not) but because The Strokes or Muse created them. Port Of Morrow is not nearly as good as The Shins first two albums (Oh Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow) and their are better 2012 albums out there already. Be patient and keep your eyes and ears open. Don't jump all over the first big name to come out.
ShaneSpear TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/09/2012 20:16 | #41912 | TOP COMMENT
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Well, it's not the smartest album that The Shins have ever done but you know what? After all the albums that I've listened to over the last couple of years, sometimes it's nice to just hear some simple pop once in a while. I like the songs like For a Fool and 40 Mark Strasse where I can just kick back and relax. I kind of made the same argument for The Cults last year where I said I don't mind pop music as long as it's good. This certainly qualifies.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/03/2012 22:07 | #56656 | TOP COMMENT
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Mercer's back, but the old magic of crafting insanely-catchy indie pop tunes is gone. These songs are still good, resembling what could pass for catcy shins indie pop, and will remind you of The Shins back catalog, but there isn't much that stands out here save the "simple song". I like it, but i also greatly value potential, and i think mercer's is about dried up. (For peak shins, see "chutes too narrow".)
40 Mark Strasse is just such a fantastic track. Don't compare it to previous albums. It's not the same, and it's very good.
RockyRaccoon TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/10/2013 14:10 | #80947 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is just as good as any of the other Shins albums. The instrumentation is cool, the lyrics are well-written and the music is great. It’s everything you could want and ask for in a Shins album. Whether you’re a Shins fan or not, I highly recommend this album to everyone. It is most definitely worth listening to.
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