Hand It Over (studio album)
by Dinosaur Jr.

Hand It Over by Dinosaur Jr.
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 9,695th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 57 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (166th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,577th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,695th)

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Dinosaur Jr. bestography

Hand It Over is ranked 12th best out of 23 albums by Dinosaur Jr. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dinosaur Jr. is You're Living All Over Me which is ranked number 301 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,570.

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Hand It Over track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Hand It Over rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,695th | 1990s rank: 1,577th | 1997 rank: 166th

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 57 votes)
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12/11/2025 03:36 Kingturtle   7,44173/100
 
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11/29/2024 19:40 slatsheit   2,04181/100

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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.

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80/100
From 04/27/2025 03:07 | #308730
While this is still very much identifiable as a Dinosaur Jr. album, the songwriting, production, and mixing go in some clever directions previous DJ albums would not.

Hand It Over covers some really cool ground while still delivering what J Mascis and co are so great at.
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From 01/06/2021 23:49 | #263963
I really like the aesthetic of this record, but it's not super interesting to listen to.
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From 08/27/2018 00:39 | #220139
This is my favorite Dinosaur Jr album, it's usually my go to for them. Should be ranked higher.
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