They Might Be Giants (studio album) by They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 2,926th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 117 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (44th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (453rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,926th)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
They Might Be Giants - Flood NEW Sealed Vinyl
Condition: New


eBay
eBay
They Might Be Giants The Spine (CD) Album
Condition: Brand New


eBay
eBay
They Might Be Giants Apollo 18 (Vinyl)
Condition: New


  My favourite store:  

They Might Be Giants bestography

They Might Be Giants is ranked 3rd best out of 36 albums by They Might Be Giants on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by They Might Be Giants is Flood which is ranked number 1168 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,521.

They Might Be Giants album bestography « Higher ranked (2,333rd) This album (2,926th) Lower ranked (4,676th) »
LincolnThey Might Be GiantsApollo 18

Upcoming concerts

Apr
26
Fri
19:00
Fit For A King w/ Chelsea Grin & Kingdom of Giants
Manchester Music Hall, Lexington, United States. United States
Tickets from $26.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Apr
28
Sun
19:00
Fit For A King w/ Chelsea Grin, Kingdom of Giants, & Soulkeeper
The Hall, Little Rock, United States. United States
Tickets from $30.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
May
09
Thu
20:00
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - THREE DAY PASS (THUR. 5/9 | FRI 5/10 | SAT. 5/11)
Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to They Might Be Giants on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

They Might Be Giants track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by

Track pick Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.

They Might Be Giants rankings

They Might Be Giants collection

They Might Be Giants ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 117 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 117 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
60/100
 Report rating
02/11/2024 16:27 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,93173/100
 
85/100
 Report rating
12/07/2023 09:39 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,39773/100
 
70/100
 Report rating
10/08/2023 20:30 Aaron98  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,41870/100
 
90/100
 Report rating
10/01/2023 22:07 Aniican  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,21579/100
 
65/100
 Report rating
07/14/2023 11:52 Dingerbell  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,38962/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

They Might Be Giants favourites

Showing all 12 members who have added this album as a favourite

They Might Be Giants comments

Showing all 4 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
95/100
From 02/26/2019 15:48
I understand that TMBG aren't for everyone. People who think Britney Spears and Lady Gaga are great pop, won't BEGIN to get it. People who think Poison and Slip Knot are classic Rock won't get it. But there is a niche for this kind of acid-soaked, lyrical trip music that makes almost all other music seem bland.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
60/100
From 04/30/2016 04:13
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -3 votes (2 helpful | 5 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 06/10/2015 22:09
There are many fragments of experimental noodling and joke songs on this album that contribute nothing. However, there are also at least seven brilliant pop melodies.

"Everything Right is Wrong Again", "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head", "Don't Let's Start", "32 Footsteps", "Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes", "She's an Angel", and "Rhythm Section Want Ad" are basically flawless and deserve to be heard by everyone on Earth.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 01/26/2015 10:54
This is more than a gorgeous collection of wonderful choruses, this is vaudeville in the post-punk era, this is The Residents in the world of alternative pop, cabaret songs for demential grotesque cartoons. These dynamic, crazy, irreverent music pills have nothing to envy to underground rock heroes. Maybe TMBG were just so great in writing perfect happy melodies that the sense of this album was misunderstood.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for They Might Be Giants

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1986
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
4. So by Peter Gabriel
5. Skylarking by XTC
6. The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
7. Reign In Blood by Slayer
8. Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
9. Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
10. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
11. EVOL by Sonic Youth
12. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
13. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth
14. Parade by Prince And The Revolution
15. Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
16. Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden
17. Atomizer by Big Black
18. Invisible Touch by Genesis
19. Your Funeral... My Trial by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
20. True Blue by Madonna
Back to Top