Forward (studio album)
by The Swell Season
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The Swell Season bestography
Forward is ranked 4th best out of 4 albums by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova is The Swell Season which is ranked number 8416 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 147.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Mar
01
Sun
18:00
The Bronx Wanderers
Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre , Red Bank, United States. 
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Jan
17
Sat
20:00
Holiday Hangover Party with Yachtzilla
The Van Buren, Phoenix, United States.
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Feb
12
Thu
20:00
Shane Smith and the Saints
XL Live, Harrisburg, United States.
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Forward track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Forward rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 56,814th | 2020s rank: 6,296th | 2025 rank: 584th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  swed | Top 39 Music Albums of the 2020s | 12/39 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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Forward ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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N.B. The average rating for this album will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/27/2025 20:43 | LosWochos | 46,650 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2025 15:25 | chris75last | 6,141 | 63/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2025 18:16 | swed | 1,214 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 13:34 |  Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 04:27 | Moondance | 19,872 | 72/100 |
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