Why Should The Fire Die?
by Nickel Creek
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Nickel Creek bestography
Why Should The Fire Die? is ranked 4th best out of 6 albums by Nickel Creek on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nickel Creek is Nickel Creek which is ranked number 14274 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 81.
(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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Why Should The Fire Die? track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Why Should The Fire Die? rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 2 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Glide’s Best Albums of 2005 | 35/40 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan covers 4d: US (Minor Artists) | 47/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Albums which changed John Oates' Life - Goldmine Mag | 9/10 | - |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 88 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/88 | 10 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 84 Music Albums of 2005 | 63/84 | 1 |
| 2021 |  Mercury | Top 47 Music Albums of 2005 | 35/47 | 1 |
| 2020 |  pearljammer13 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 89/100 | 5 |
| 2019 | pearljammer13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2014 | Durgric | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 46/50 | - |
| 2005 | Mojo | Mojo Albums of the Year 2005 | 49/50 | 0 |
| 2005 | Heaven Magazine | Beste albums van 2005 | 7/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 39 | |||
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Why Should The Fire Die? ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/20/2021 17:26 | tybo7 | 203 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2018 13:38 | jceltics | 355 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2016 10:16 | LosWochos | 47,365 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2015 17:36 | ruckermanley | 1,186 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2014 15:25 |  chisholm.matt | 328 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.5.
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pearljammer13 04/02/2012 00:09 | #39328
Hopefully not the last we will hear from this greatly underrated band. I hope many more people discover them.
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