The Tarnished Gold
by Beachwood Sparks

The Tarnished Gold by Beachwood Sparks
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-06-26
Overall rank: 19,432nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 16 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (411th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (4,222nd)
Award Best albums of all time (19,432nd)

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Beachwood Sparks bestography

The Tarnished Gold is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Beachwood Sparks on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Beachwood Sparks is Beachwood Sparks which is ranked number 18060 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 41.

Beachwood Sparks album bestography « Higher ranked (18,060th)
Beachwood Sparks
This album (19,432nd)
The Tarnished Gold
Lower ranked (45,181st) »
Across The River Of Stars

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The Tarnished Gold rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 19,432nd | 2010s rank: 4,222nd | 2012 rank: 411th
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2022henrygreen0203Top 41 Music Albums of 201218/413
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2012Magic RPMTop 30 albums 201226/301
2012Les InrocksLes Inrocks Albums of the Year 201281/1001
2012musicOMHTop 100 Albums of 201222/1004
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 25
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 37
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The Tarnished Gold ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 16 votes)
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80/100
 
07/19/2024 22:38 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,01481/100
 
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05/05/2024 16:54 javicho07  Ratings distribution  3,08381/100
 
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01/10/2023 03:33 imacgill  Ratings distribution  2,70979/100
 
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04/20/2022 15:24 rockbluesfolkjaz  Ratings distribution  24584/100
 
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02/23/2021 04:26 Moondance  Ratings distribution  20,35872/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 5.7.

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85/100
From 04/20/2022 15:25 | #284426
Nice sounds and melodies. Kind of like The Dead, The Beach Boys, and The Samples.
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From 09/21/2021 17:04 | #274018
Lovely album. Great harmonies.
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From 08/09/2016 15:17 | #172569
Sweet Americana. Hints of Love, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Grateful dead. Perfect for summer.
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