Being There
by Wilco
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Wilco bestography
Being There is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by Wilco on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wilco is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot which is ranked number 62 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,202.
(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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Being There track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Being There rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  eclab | Top 25 Music Albums of 1996 | 6/25 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 96/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1996 | 8/80 | 5 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s | 20/70 | 15 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 32 Music Albums of 1996 | 10/32 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 42/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 351 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,741 | |||
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Being There ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 14:19 | frollant | 36 | 92/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2026 05:17 |  Hayden | 7,884 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 15:45 | Skerns | 5,184 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 34 hours ago in Monthly overall chart movements Romanelli 08/15/2026 17:22 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) BestEverAlbums 12/01/2025 17:03 in Monthly overall chart movementsBeing There comments
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A very up and down listen that has some absolute amazing moments which are some of Wilco's most unique tracks but it also has a few skippable songs that really don't feel like they belong. Most of the brilliant tracks come right at the beginning with the opening trio being the peak of the whole release. This does however make the record feel quite unbalanced with side 2 being a little bit more uneventful and lacking the excitement of the first side. It is quite creative for the most part and is such an easy record to breeze through and just enjoy without having to think too deeply into it. The record does drag for me though and some songs could be cut as they feel more like B sides. Overall, an enjoyable listen that is easy to just pick up and play and forget about everything else.
I generally agree with the ratings on here in relation to my favorite artists, but Being There is Tweedy's greatest work.
llibnanoon 06/08/2020 19:14 | #253092
Average record that is just too long.
CharlieBarley 08/25/2019 20:36 | #241677
I don't normally 'get' Wilco. Summerteeth was quite good but I was disappointed with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot after all the hype it gets. Then again I've only heard it twice. But this breezy album blew me away. I love it. This is far more my cup of tea. Funny how the same band can produce such different albums. It was a couple of years ago I heard YHF so I will have to go back and listen to it again and re-assess it. I like it when one album totally changes my opinion of a band. It's a nice surprise.
Not reaching later heights, but very recognizable in their musical dress.
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