Birthing (studio album)
by Swans
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Birthing is ranked 14th best out of 39 albums by Swans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Swans is To Be Kind which is ranked number 258 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,380.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 11/01/2025 23:15 |  LedZep | | 79/100 |
70/100 | 10/31/2025 11:11 |  ForegroundNoise | | 60/100 |
70/100 | 10/23/2025 16:49 | Rayzer6 | | 86/100 |
70/100 | 10/22/2025 20:05 |  melisandre | | 89/100 |
90/100 | 10/22/2025 11:35 |  Arthurknight | | 72/100 |
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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 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Album Rating: 78.29
(548/7 - assuming Rope (Away) is one track rated 71
Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Birthing
30.05.25
Never the easiest of listens, the first three tracks (the best three tracks) top out at over one hour. Gira claims this is the last "big sound" Swan album, which could see the return to Brett Angell, 4-4-2 and some lengthy corner grass.
1.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - The Healers 87
2.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - I Am A Tower 85
3.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Birthing 83
4.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Red Yellow 77
5.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Guardian Spirit 74
6.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - The Merge 71
7.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Rope 71
8.Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Away 71
Ranked in order:
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - The Healers 87
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - I Am A Tower 85
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Birthing 83
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Red Yellow 77
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Guardian Spirit 74
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - The Merge 71
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Away 71
* Swans (Birthing - US - May 25) - Rope 71
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