Trouble
by Ray LaMontagne

Trouble by Ray LaMontagne
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-09-14
Overall rank: 3,371st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 119 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (577th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,371st)

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Trouble is ranked as the best album by Ray LaMontagne.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,371st | 2000s rank: 577th | 2004 rank: 56th
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2026jlsfourthTop 100 Albums of the 21st Century18/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 78 Music Albums of 200410/784
2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 200426/1004
2026MoondanceAlbum covers: Quirky, intriguing, aesthetically pleasing87/100 -
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Greatest Music Albums93/1008
2026tim0505Top 21 Music Albums of 200410/213
2026 RomanelliTop 54 Music Albums of 20046/545
2026 Patman360Top 96 Music Albums of 200430/963
2026tim0505Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s81/1004
2026mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 200452/1002
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 201-30027/100 -
2026 TamthebamTop 85 Music Albums of 200418/854
2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 200457/1002
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 200438/501
2026 RomanelliTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s48/10011
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200424/1004
2026joathomeTop 69 Music Albums of 200441/692
2025 Graeme2Top 86 Music Albums of 200414/864
2025shanelovesyou1111Top 95 Music Albums of 200444/953
2025JohnnyoTop 84 Music Albums of 200444/842
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 105
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 448
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 119 votes)
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02/28/2026 01:06 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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07/25/2025 20:30 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,16133/100
 
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06/15/2025 07:38 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  2,61069/100
 
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09/20/2024 11:00 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,50336/100
 
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01/09/2024 20:42 jwammo12  Ratings distribution  92779/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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65/100
From 02/13/2021 11:26 | #266259
Your best company for a long, lonely winter night.
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90/100
From 12/08/2016 04:33 | #179744
Super underrated album for this site. Thought it'd be top 10 for 2004.

Cohesive. Fresh. Every song is good. And its got classics "trouble" "jolene."

Whatevs.
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90/100
From 05/31/2016 17:42 | #167439
Ray Lamontagne's debut album is a great collection of acoustic based Americana. Incorporating folk, country and rock into something both beautiful and aching. Some great songs here; Hannah, forever my friend, and, jolene(no, not that one), are the best tracks here. The title song was a surprising hit, and Lamontagne has continued to make good albums since. Great record.
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95/100
From 05/18/2016 13:52 | #166390
Hands down one of the best folk album I've listened to. I can't believe I didn't start listening to his music until a few days ago. Husband brought to my attention his newest album Ouroboros a few days ago, I enjoyed it instantly so I looked him up on Apple Music and downloaded this album. This is way better than Ouroboros.
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80/100
From 08/21/2014 17:04 | #119995
the voice. the songs. what planet is this guy from?
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95/100
From 02/26/2013 10:55 | #66214
I wasn't a big fan of "Trouble" when it came out, but I heard "Jolene" last week and was blown away..."Jolene" is a masterpiece, perfect arrangement, paints a vivid picture of addiction and lonliness, great vocals
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100/100
From 02/10/2012 17:13 | #36664
This is the best folk album of the last three decades, hands down...
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From 01/29/2010 03:32 | #8687
"Burn" is possibly my favourite ever song
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