Always Been
by Craig Finn
Craig Finn bestography
Always Been is ranked 5th best out of 9 albums by Craig Finn on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Craig Finn is I Need A New War which is ranked number 24635 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 38.
(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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Always Been track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Always Been rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  timtooky | Top 19 Music Albums of 2025 | 4/19 | 4 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 41 Music Albums of 2025 | 24/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2025 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 67 Music Albums of 2025 | 42/67 | 2 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 91 Music Albums of 2025 | 91/91 | 0 |
| 2025 |  skelter54 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2025 | 76/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 14 | |||
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Always Been ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 11 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 07/31/2025 18:14 | LosWochos | 47,013 | 75/100 | |
| 07/03/2025 09:28 | TheHutts | 2,035 | 76/100 | |
| 06/04/2025 02:12 |  Arthurknight | 9,593 | 72/100 | |
| 04/25/2025 13:02 | AledJames | 1,515 | 69/100 | |
| 04/23/2025 19:56 | meyermd23us | 1,034 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.3.
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HoldenM 04/11/2025 16:12 | #308466
I've always liked Craig Finn's solo work, but it's never gripped me like the best from The Hold Steady does, but each album is usually good for an absolute banger or two. Always Been is at least Finn's best since 2017's We All Want the Same Things. Its textured production, owed to Adam Granduciel, is tight and organic, and Finn's songwriting is as lived-in as ever. To say this caught me off guard is an understatement, and I can't wait to revisit it.
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