The Carpenter
by The Avett Brothers
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The Avett Brothers bestography
The Carpenter is ranked 3rd best out of 16 albums by The Avett Brothers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Avett Brothers is I And Love And You which is ranked number 2844 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 548.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Carpenter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Carpenter rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Cheddar | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 6/100 | 94 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Musicserver Čtyřicet nejlepších zahraničních alb roku 2012 | 6/39 | - |
| 2026 | paladisiac | 2010s 65rating (64.71-64.17), #001-100* | 16/95 | - |
| 2025 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 2012 | 82/99 | 1 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2012 | 52/80 | 2 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Amazon Best Albums 2012 | 74/100 | - |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 17/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 212 | |||
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The Carpenter ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/19/2026 04:47 | Cheddar | 412 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2026 08:53 | Leginlists | 3,786 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2025 12:57 | Milhaud | 2,151 | 71/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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paladisiac 03/08/2013 15:09 in What album are you listening to right now?The Carpenter comments
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Not as consistent as some other albums but enjoyable nonetheless. These are two men very much in touch with their feelings. Perhaps that is why there are so many ladies in the audience at concerts. Still, I really enjoy them and hope to one day see them live.
zdwyatt 10/23/2013 17:48 | #88976 | TOP COMMENT
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Rick Rubin has managed to polish all the band's rough edges right off. Personally, I liked them a little more raw than what we're given here. But I can't be too mad, given that the Avetts said their early lo-fi sound only came from being too broke to do it right. Besides, no matter how much shine you put on or take off, these two are some of the finest lyricists in the business.
Amazing music. Yes, their most commercially accessible album to death but don't think they're pulling a Maroon 5. Rick Rubin is a good fit for producer and there are some truly wonderful songs on here.
Beautiful Album.
RockyRaccoon 07/10/2013 02:00 | #80838 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is an absolutely phenomenal effort from a band that has become one of my absolute favorite bands around today. Few bands to me have the musical and lyrical ability that The Avett Brothers to. They can write a catchy song that you’ll be singing for days and you’ll never even realize that they lyrics you’re singing can be beautiful poetry. There is one thing very different about this album from other Avett Brothers albums and it’s the featuring of electric guitar. They feature it quite a bit more than they usually do and it works perfectly. This album is absolutely phenomenal. I’ll close with a quote from the San Francisco Chronicle I once read that I think describes The Avett Brothers perfectly: they have the “heavy sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the tuneful jangle of The Beatles and the raw energy of The Ramones."
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