The Burning World
by Swans
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Swans bestography
The Burning World is ranked 17th best out of 39 albums by Swans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Swans is To Be Kind which is ranked number 270 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,109.
(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 Burning World track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Burning World ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/28/2025 21:41 |  Kingturtle | 7,530 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 21:48 | Ilor | 251 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 17:20 | thepardunk | 2,560 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2025 21:48 | Elauqsapid | 2,715 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2025 19:58 | Pepeov | 533 | 77/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.3/100, a mean average of 66.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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@jackbrown8786
I hadn't noticed before, but you're right. Let It Come Down has the same riff as Candidate by Joy Division.
NoeSSS 06/30/2016 00:51 | #170162
I just don't get this album, a lot of people won't get this album.
Anti 06/27/2015 21:07 | #144699
Definitely my least favorite album in Swans' discography. It's not terrible, but the vocal performances are their worst and the gothic rock wasn't doing much for me.
koner1 08/29/2014 21:00 | #120765
it was pleasant on first listen but didnt blow me away
It's not a bad album as everyone thinks, it's just different, but really good record imo.
lightmyway 10/11/2012 23:38 | #52140
Found a box of CDs I forgot I owned, in storage today. Among them are my Swans albums. This takes me way back. I thought they were a country-goth band for years after hearing 'Saved' on the radio one time, but then I eventually gave Soundtracks for the Blind a shot after some friends started talking about it and I found something... very different. They're definitely one of the weirdest bands I have but their music is great to listen to if you're in the right mood.
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