Handwritten
by The Gaslight Anthem
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Handwritten is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Gaslight Anthem on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Gaslight Anthem is The '59 Sound which is ranked number 1384 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,247.
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Handwritten track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/12/2026 06:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,299 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:29 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 10:37 | TonySayers61 | 25,106 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2025 21:59 |  Milhaud | 2,117 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2024 13:09 | Johnnyo | 9,777 | 77/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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Handwritten is another excellent and underrated record from Gaslight Anthem. There are so many excellent tracks here: 45, Here Comes Your Man, Mulholland Drive, Too Much Blood and title track are all excellent.
Track Pick: Handwritten
Gems: 45, Here Comes Your Man
alexgagne 06/02/2016 13:49 | #167592 | TOP COMMENT
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Definitely not their best but they still make good rock... unfortunately more generic than their previous releases.
Favorite tracks: 45, Handwritten, Mulholland Drive
Less favorite tracks: Keepsake, Too Much Blood, Mae
Mother Nature's Son 04/03/2014 20:04 | #108418
He kinda sounds like a pirate... not in a good way!
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Not bad album, National Anthem is the stand out track, the rest of the tracks are fairly standard and possibly a little dated.
The working men and tune crafters march on. They're not aiming for the moon here, just aiming for the crowds and the ones they have converted. Would appeal to one who misses Oasis and Blur and wouldn't mind hearing a guitar band from across the Atlantic.
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A very good album, it's worth it to have :)
best album of 2012
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