The Man Who
by Travis
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The Man Who is ranked as the best album by Travis.
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The Man Who track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Man Who rankings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century | 53/100 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 20 Music Albums of 1999 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 63 Music Albums of 1999 | 40/63 | 2 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000) | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 44 Music Albums of the 1990s | 30/44 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 55 Music Albums of 1999 | 28/55 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 32 Music Albums of 1999 | 4/32 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 320 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,702 | |||
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The Man Who ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 05:57 | brent13 | 2,227 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2026 07:35 | barethman | 207 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2026 18:13 |  Tamthebam | 23,403 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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The Man Who forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026View latest topic →
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The Man Who comments
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I love the emotion behind the album... it has a cold feeling that matches the album cover perfectly. Have to be in the mood for it, but when I am, this is one of my favorites
One of the last great pop albums of the nineties. The man who, is a lovely record that Travis have unfortunately come nowhere near since. Beautiful songs in, writing to reach you, driftwood, rain on me, and, turn. Still, a hugely enjoyable album.
The Best track on this album is the hidden track on the limited edition, "Blue Flashing Light."
"Last Laugh Of The Laughter" is also a great song.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/06/2020 22:45 | #262169 | TOP COMMENT
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What’s an album currently outside that deserves to be in the top 500? I’d argue Mercury Revs ‘ Deserters Songs’, Janes Addictions ‘Ritual De Lo Habitual’ and without question Travis’ ‘ The Man Who’ which truely is a masterpiece having an atmosphere all to itself that is difficult to pin point or explain
One of those rare albums which only seems to get better with time
I’ve been enjoying the 20th Anniversary Edition that came out in 2019 with a treasure trove of additional material and in particular some really cool covers such as “Be My Baby” ( Phil Spector ... boo hiss), “Baby One More Time” ( Britney) and “River” (Joni Mitchell). The expanded edition is essential for all fans of the original album
badfaith 10/01/2009 20:38 | #6515 | TOP COMMENT
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The excellence of this album lies in it's melancholic basis and sense of desolation that pervades every track,but juxtaposed with the big tunes and singalong choruses...and that's why everyone loved it.
But having gained that success, they went pop with other releases... like a brand that has forgotten the reason why people loved them in the first place, they became mediocre. Come on Travis, get Miserable!
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