...Is A Real Boy
by Say Anything
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...Is A Real Boy is ranked as the best album by Say Anything.
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...Is A Real Boy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
...Is A Real Boy rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2004 | 65/98 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Keatownrodriguez | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 18/100 | 82 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2004 | 58/80 | 1 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 33 Music Albums of 2004 | 1/33 | 5 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 58 Music Albums of 2004 | 23/58 | 3 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 35 Music Albums of 2004 | 13/35 | 3 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 97/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 64 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 451 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/23/2026 05:23 | lanadeleswift | 3,791 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2026 21:27 |  LebowskiRams | 1,471 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 21:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,123 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.6.
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...Is A Real Boy forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5426): By Keatownrodriguez BestEverAlbums 08/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5403): By sunnydhamm
Rhyner 11/24/2025 18:29 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)...Is A Real Boy comments
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Keatownrodriguez 09/04/2025 04:12 | #310815 | TOP COMMENT
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This album meant absolutely nothing to me first few times I heard it, and I have no idea how. Pop-punk was a massive part of my high school experience and I gave all of the big bands a shot, but it seems the appeal of this record was lost on me at the time. I gave it a try again my senior year of college and it consumed me. It was so thrilling to listen to something so sincere. I feel like it made me aware of how much life I still have in myself, if that makes sense. There are thoughts in my brain that I'm not entertaining but I easily could if I just sat with myself without being afraid of what might happen. That's the charm to Say Anything, they live up to their name. Max is not worried about how his thoughts might affect how he is perceived. In fact he addresses that specifically on "Every Man Has A Molly" how he might be upset about the result of being so vocal but that is not going to stop him from doing it. Lyrically the record takes massive swings that would not work if it wasn't for the music meeting the lyrics at the manic, passionate level they demand. And the arrangements always perfectly swell into different layers of chaos that keep any song from feeling stale or repetitive. And any repetition (Wow I Can Get Sexual) is entirely intentional to match the complementation of the lyrics. The highlight of the record for me is the duology from "Glory" to "Yellow Cat". Sweeping from an anthem of unapologetic, passionate love in a concentration camp inspired by his grandparents, into a depressive, confused portrait of aimless 20 somethings living in the 21st century. (Edited)
What a masterpiece
Another typical example of the emo-pop that dominated this era. (Edited)
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