A Wasteland Companion
by M. Ward
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M. Ward bestography
A Wasteland Companion is ranked 6th best out of 12 albums by M. Ward on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by M. Ward is Post-War which is ranked number 6165 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 218.
(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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A Wasteland Companion track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Wasteland Companion rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 20 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2401-2500* | 43/79 | - |
| 2026 | paladisiac | my CURRENT favorite artists | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 82/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | 2010s, #401-500 | 65/100 | - |
| 2025 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2012 | 6/50 | 5 |
| 2025 |  Rhyner | Top 23 Music Albums of 2012 | 13/23 | 2 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Amazon Best Albums 2012 | 48/100 | - |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 99 Music Albums of 2012 | 92/99 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 59 | |||
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A Wasteland Companion ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/15/2023 09:20 | LosWochos | 47,530 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2020 01:53 |  BozoTyrannus | 444 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2020 14:03 | tom6011 | 287 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.2.
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A Wasteland Companion forum mentions
Rhyner 11/01/2017 14:30 in What album are you listening to right now?A Wasteland Companion comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2013 18:55 | #59826
Here's another inoffensive, safe batch of AM-radio adult contemporary tunes ready-made for a lazy day hangin' out with family on the countryside front porch drinking lemonade. He can still spin a good upbeat, toe-tappin' tune like "primitive girl" and "me and my shadow", and that's when he's at his best. (There's even a little zooey here.) But as much as i criticize m.ward for being a safe listening choice, this album's still fun to queue up. (Now bring on another Monsters of Folk album!!)
RockyRaccoon TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/10/2013 14:05 | #80942
Ward blends folk with rock and dashes in a little bit of indie experimentation and all together, it makes for a great album. Lyrically, Ward has always been strong and continues to be on this album. This is definitely an album worth listening to.
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