The Spine
by They Might Be Giants
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They Might Be Giants bestography
The Spine is ranked 16th 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 1315 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,296.
(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 Spine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Spine rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2004 | 68/90 | 1 |
| 2025 | MaxStorm98 | Top 56 Music Albums of 2004 | 42/56 | 1 |
| 2025 |  ExTeaSea | Top 76 Music Albums of 2004 | 48/76 | 2 |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 72 Music Albums of 2004 | 59/72 | 1 |
| 2025 | ExTeaSea | F2LF: They Might Be Giants | 8/9 | - |
| 2025 | dhbarrett | Top 36 Music Albums of 2004 | 14/36 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2019 |  IgnacioJoaquin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2018 |  CharlieBarley | Top 73 Music Albums of 2004 | 49/73 | 2 |
| 2017 |  dr_worm_md | Top 15 Music Albums of 2004 | 14/15 | 1 |
| 2010 | theyaregiants | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 11/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
The Spine collection
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The Spine ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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 19 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/17/2026 07:29 | Zeppyfish | 40 | 94/100 | |
| 06/04/2025 22:47 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 | |
| 08/31/2024 16:32 | ExTeaSea | 5,146 | 82/100 | |
| 02/01/2024 22:15 | LittleM1971 | 5,912 | 81/100 | |
| 04/14/2023 09:02 | MadhattanJack | 5,665 | 66/100 |
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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 80.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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