For Emma, Forever Ago
by Bon Iver

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For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-07-08
Overall rank: 122nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 1,554 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2007 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 2000s (15th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (122nd)

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For Emma, Forever Ago track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Flume
Average Rating: 89 (370 votes)Comments: View 2
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Lump Sum
Average Rating: 85 (302 votes)Comments: View 1
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Skinny Love
Average Rating: 91 (444 votes)Comments: View 10
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The Wolves (Act I And II)
Average Rating: 85 (297 votes)Comments: View 4
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Blindsided
Average Rating: 85 (298 votes)Comments: View 3
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Creature Fear
Average Rating: 85 (301 votes)Comments: View 2
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Team
Average Rating: 78 (277 votes)Comments: View 2
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For Emma
Average Rating: 89 (352 votes)Comments: View 3
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Re: Stacks
Average Rating: 87 (345 votes)Comments: View 3

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For Emma, Forever Ago rankings

For Emma, Forever Ago rankings summary
Overall rank: 122nd | 2000s rank: 15th | 2007 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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For Emma, Forever Ago forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 13 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5446): By RasmV
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From 03/30/2026 01:27 | #313684
Never could get into it (Edited)
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From 11/16/2023 22:52 | #300005
Questo disco è la dimostrazione di come le idee e la grandezza di un musicista vadano oltre l'attrezzatura e la registrazione: quasi interamente registrato in una casetta in montagna, riporta ogni ascoltatore a quell'ambiente con brani intimi che sembra vengano cantati di fronte a te. (Edited)
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From 06/16/2023 11:09 | #297622
Love this album the imagery it creates fits perfectly with its themes
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From 05/03/2023 10:16 | #296557
Four really good songs. The rest are alright, I like the mood. (Edited)
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From 05/03/2023 09:09 | #296555
Humble beginnings before the electronic experimentation. It shows just how much talent was there to utilise and harness. Stunning album. (Edited)
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