Broken String
by Bishop Allen
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Broken String is ranked as the best album by Bishop Allen.
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Broken String track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Broken String rankings summary
Overall rank: 61,902nd | 2000s rank: 11,571st | 2007 rank: 1,192nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2501-2600* | 1/80 | - |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2007 | 36/80 | 3 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 2000s, #301-400* | 60/72 | - |
| 2024 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | sssvnnn | fun and feelgood | 72/100 | - |
| 2020 | gloriousgoo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2020 | gloriousgoo | Top 26 Music Albums of 2007 | 19/26 | 2 |
| 2018 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 84/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/14/2018 02:13 | gloriousgoo | 426 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2014 06:49 |  Captain_Dude | 10,217 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2012 16:41 | paladisiac | 7,323 | 65/100 |
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paladisiac 07/16/2012 14:25 | #46538
paladisiac 07/16/2012 14:25 | #46538
You might've heard their "click, click, click, click" in a kodak commercial. Supposedly culled from a bunch of 2006 EPs, Bishop Allen perfected their craft on this album. They are the anti-thesis of indie pop. Other examples of peak song-craft: "like castanets" and "corazon".
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