Say What You Will... (studio album)
by Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum bestography
Say What You Will... is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by Soul Asylum on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Soul Asylum is Grave Dancers Union which is ranked number 3581 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 409.
(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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Say What You Will... track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Say What You Will... rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 89 Music Albums of 1984 | 40/89 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 84 Music Albums of 1984 | 58/84 | 2 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Rough Trade | 25/33 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Minnesota | 77/92 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1984 | 74/90 | 1 |
| 2017 | bennyb | Top 41 Music Albums of the 1980s | 40/41 | 1 |
| 2016 | bennyb | Top 5 Music Albums of 1984 | 4/5 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/23/2023 03:03 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2022 13:41 | NHGRANITE | 4,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2021 23:53 | PapaShiz86 | 10,904 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2021 15:19 | TheDude85 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2021 22:57 | Repo | 2,131 | 85/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.4/100, a mean average of 65.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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TheDude85 08/14/2021 15:57 | #272517
In a quandry as to where to rank this debut album by Minneapolis' punk rock purveyors Soul Asylum as in 2018 Twintone Records/Omnivore re-released the album as part of a compilation as "Say What You Will... ...Everything Can Happen" (Cat#: Twin/Tone Records – OVCD-312, Omnivore Recordings – OVCD-312) with which the labels included 14 bonus tracks recorded as Loud Fast Rules and also Proud Crass Fools in addition to performances as Soul Asylum. This is the album which I have on hand.
Track List for OVCD-312:
01: Long Day
02: Voodoo Doll
03: Money Talks
04: Stranger
05: Sick Of That Song
06: Walking
07: Happy
08: Black And Blue
09: Religiavision
BONUS TRACKS
10: Draggin' Me Down - Soul Asylum
11: Do You Know - Soul Asylum
12: Spacehead - Soul Asylum
13: Broken Glass - Soul Asylum
14: Masquerade - Soul Asylum
15: Black And Blue (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
16: Job For Me (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
17: Cocktails (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
18: Nowhere To Go (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
19: Out Of Style (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
20: Your Clock (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
21: Propaganda (Demo) - Loud Fast Rules
22: Bad Moon Rising - Proud Crass Fools
23: Happy - Proud Crass Fools
The extensive liner notes indicate the growth of the band and the transitions from their earliest incarnation as Loud Fast Rules to becoming Soul Asylum. Authenticated on discogs.com
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