I Bet On Sky
by Dinosaur Jr.

I Bet On Sky by Dinosaur Jr.
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-09-18
Overall rank: 4,303rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 118 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (81st)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (771st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,303rd)

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Dinosaur Jr. bestography

I Bet On Sky is ranked 7th best out of 23 albums by Dinosaur Jr. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dinosaur Jr. is You're Living All Over Me which is ranked number 310 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,443.

Dinosaur Jr. album bestography « Higher ranked (3,788th)
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This album (4,303rd)
I Bet On Sky
Lower ranked (4,474th) »
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Overall rank: 4,303rd | 2010s rank: 771st | 2012 rank: 81st
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2026Johnnyoin April 2022 (2 B deleted)52/99 -
2026 paladisiac2010s 65rating (65.39-65), #001-100*27/35 -
2026 paladisiacTop 95 Music Albums of 201257/952
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (65), #0401-0500*10/30 -
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of 201224/1004
2026 dihansseTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s10/10018
2026lanadeleswiftTop 88 Music Albums of 201258/882
2025JohnnyoTop albums of the '10's (101 - 200)87/100 -
2025thekrauterTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s2/10020
2025cicadelicMowno Bilan 2012 en 50 albums15/50 -
2025 PurplepashTop 76 Music Albums of 201228/763
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 201271/1002
2025asimpkinsTop 27 Music Albums of 201210/273
2025 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 201271/1002
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 201238/1003
2025 sssvnnnTop 80 Music Albums of 201216/804
2025JohnnyoTop 83 Music Albums of 201220/834
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 201292/1000
2025juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 201291/1001
2025JaymanthemanTop 22 Music Albums of 201219/221
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 96
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 330
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 118 votes)
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01/31/2026 01:12 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,07333/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.

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From 03/04/2021 20:43 | #266962
After their third come-back; Dinosaur Jr released 4 albums and they were all spot-on and all are amongst the favorite albums of one of my favorite bands and so is this third album in that series. It is a bit special in the sense that it's a bit more calm then their others (a bit like Where You Been) and that is not a bad thing because J mascis's guitar still roars anyway of course especially on the absolute highlight Watch The Corners.
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From 07/10/2013 01:30 | #80818
Dinosaur Jr. is one of those bands that, when they release an album, you know what you’re going to get. They’ve been together since 1984 and they’ve always remained true to themselves. They’ve been through hair metal, grunge, 90s alternative, those awkward, like, five years that emo was popular, they’ve been through it all and they’ve continued to sound good. “I Bet On Sky" is not their best album, it’s not something earth-shattering that is going to make Dinosaur Jr. fans say that this is their best. However, this album is quite good. Dinosaur Jr. just always sounds good, no matter what. Now there are songs here and there that aren’t so great, and they can get slightly formulaic, but overall the album is still the same gritty, punching guitar-driven music that we’ve all come to know and love from Dinosaur Jr. And as usual, J Mascis’ guitar playing is superb.
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90/100
From 12/17/2012 17:58 | #58162
A great release from Dinosaur Jr. . One of my favorites of theirs. Watch The corners is def one of the best Rock tracks of 2012
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From 12/15/2012 16:11 | #57976
Not a bad album, but a touch generic in what it does. Doesn't bring anything "new" to the table if you know what I mean. (Of course you do)

Watch the Corners was my fav track.
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