Always
by Xiu Xiu
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Xiu Xiu bestography
Always is ranked 15th best out of 25 albums by Xiu Xiu on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Xiu Xiu is A Promise which is ranked number 3175 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 481.
(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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Always track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Always rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Xiu Xiu (US) - Ranked | 9/28 | - |
| 2026 |  johnner | Top 69 Music Albums of the 2010s | 69/69 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | johnner | Top 23 Music Albums of 2012 | 7/23 | 4 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | paradoxlegion | Top 11 Greatest Music Albums | 9/11 | - |
| 2018 | blackflag29 | Top 63 Music Albums of 2012 | 53/63 | 1 |
| 2016 |  NoeSSS | Top 21 Music Albums of the 2010s | 17/21 | 5 |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2014 | philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2012 | Bayern 2 | Zündfunk Die Alben des Jahres 2012 | 60/60 | 0 |
| 2012 | TomTomRock | Il Meglio Del 2012 | 18/20 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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Always ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/27/2024 16:43 | LosWochos | 47,579 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2022 05:42 |  Arthurknight | 9,588 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2022 16:05 | LittleM1971 | 5,994 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2022 07:05 | robinmkick19 | 736 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2021 04:38 | Brandonjtg | 1,923 | 89/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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Many of these songs aren't fully realized.
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johnner 02/26/2014 21:16 | #104608
If you ever wondered what the Associates sounded like if they were produced by Trent Reznor, Always gives a good approximation of what that might resemble. Bursting with ideas, thought-provoking lyrics and sonic innovation, Always cranks and fizzes with belligerence. It is also brilliant.
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