Anodyne
by Uncle Tupelo
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Uncle Tupelo bestography
Anodyne is ranked as the best album by Uncle Tupelo.
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Anodyne track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Anodyne rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 61 Music Albums of 1993 | 53/61 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 101-200 | 69/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1993 | 18/35 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 1990s 65rating (65), #001-100* | 37/62 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 71 Music Albums of 1993 | 56/71 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 156 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 689 | |||
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Anodyne ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/19/2026 17:12 | daCritic | 4,638 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2026 20:26 | Fevernova | 3,162 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2026 08:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,684 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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Anodyne forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5444): By Romanelli
pedro1976 03/21/2023 15:49 in What album are you listening to right now?Anodyne comments
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Anodyne defined as a noun is a painkiller and as an adjective, it means inoffensive. The former definition is probably the inspiration of this major label debut and swan song for Uncle Tupelo. Jay Farrar would leave the band and the rest of the group would re-christen themselves as Wilco. For Anodyne, the group continues the acoustic live recording of their previous record, with some excellent electric performances to add balance. The songwriting is particularly strong from both Jeff Tweedy (see New Madrid) and Jay Farrar (the title track). Recorded in Austin, the group invited R&B legend Doug Sahm to sing his composition "Give Back the Key To My Heart." An outtake of this session features Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely singing Waylon Jennings' "Are You Sure Hank Done It That Way?" This is an essential alt-country album, equally influenced by the rock of Neil Young and The Replacements, as well as the traditional country of The Carter Family and Hank Williams.
Track Pick: New Madrid
Gems: Anodyne, Chickamauga, No Sense in Loving
TheDude85 06/14/2019 18:04 | #237524 | TOP COMMENT
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A legendary alt-country release. Unfortunately not my cup of tea. I guess the musicianship is stellar, but I confess the twang doesn't do it for me. My problem, not the band's.
It is true. Uncle Tupelo define alt-country. These guys are great, and if you want to know the roots of Wilco and Son Volt, it is here. A must listen for alt-country fans.
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 19:39 | #208735
Gli Uncle Tupelo arrivano al capolavoro un attimo prima di sciogliersi per le tensioni tra i due galli del pollaio: canzoni riuscite, calibrate, fossero di country rivisitato o di rock ( "The long cut" è uno dei brani migliori di Tweedy nonché una canzone che non mi stanco mai di sentire ). Farrar un disco così non lo farà più manco lontanamente, Tweedy si ma ci vorrà una decina d'anni.
I'm sorry, I love this site, but it is a shame that this album doesn't get rated higher. It is so good and the peak album of a band the defined a genre, sometimes called no depression after their first album. I know alt country didn't start with them, but they obviously influenced so many other bands. All their albums should be rated much higher.
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