Ys
by Joanna Newsom
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Ys is ranked as the best album by Joanna Newsom.
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Ys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Ys rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Ya joking? Should've been higher! 2000s edition | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 10 Music Albums of 2006 | 1/10 | 5 |
| 2026 | mianfei | Top 59 Music Albums of the 2000s | 3/59 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 71 Music Albums of 2006 | 1/71 | 5 |
| 2026 |  DriftingOrpheus | Top 3 Music Albums of the 2000s | 2/3 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1901-2000 | 86/100 | - |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 65 Music Albums of the 2000s | 22/65 | 14 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 812 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8,226 | |||
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Ys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 15:23 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2026 10:28 |  Strangel | 1,006 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 03:12 | stareaterogni0n | 571 | 71/100 |
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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 81.4/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5434): By Taric BestEverAlbums 09/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5432): By joannajewsom BestEverAlbums 09/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5430): By ForegroundNoiseYs comments
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Stand-alone musical masterpiece. There is no equal in her genre. And her genre is unique unto herself. She poured all of her beauty and talent into this, please listen everyone! (Edited)
Graeme2 10/19/2024 23:29 | #305712
I saw her play a great show in 2010 but had never really listened to her before, or since ad it happens. I always seen her high on lists but took me till now to listen to an album, even though I’m on Spotify every day, fk was I thinking? Some sort of genius thing. I’m in. (Edited)
Enchanting stuff - one gets the sense that this music sort of just effortlessly flows out of Joanna. This does result in some moments of indulgent meandering, but the highlights are stunning. (Edited)
Another beautiful album from Joanna Newsom who really knows how to make a grand and rich experience for the listener. Her instrumentation is just fantastic as her harp guides us through this album whilst the other instrumentals build upon this. This creates a lush soundscape which is full of depth and layers which means you can revisit this album time and time again and still spot new things. The performances from every musician on here is outstanding and it really feels like you are listening to masters at work. Her sound has come along way with it being more refined and clean on this release and the music feels more cohesive as every song works together so well. Her song writing is excellent again and her vocal delivery is fantastic. Some people may find it too harsh or abrasive but for me it adds an additional edge to the music that provides a nice contrast to the delicate and beautiful instrumentation. Overall, Joanna Newsom is a phenomenal musician and this only adds to this argument with her discography being one of the most consistent in music.
ffudnebbuh 10/28/2022 04:22 | #290847
really like this album, all of her music. First heard her (Sprout and the bean) in the background of the movie "The strangers'...
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