The Else
by They Might Be Giants
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They Might Be Giants bestography
The Else is ranked 5th best out of 37 albums by They Might Be Giants on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by They Might Be Giants is Flood which is ranked number 1351 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,275.
(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 Else track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Else rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 87 Music Albums of 2007 | 60/87 | 2 |
| 2026 |  swhaze | Top 30 Music Albums of 2007 | 17/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 91 Music Albums of 2007 | 27/91 | 4 |
| 2025 | MaxStorm98 | Top 56 Music Albums of 2007 | 42/56 | 1 |
| 2025 | ExTeaSea | F2LF: They Might Be Giants | 2/9 | - |
| 2024 | Cricketslow | Top 38 Greatest Music Albums | 10/38 | 60 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 50 Music Albums of 2007 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2022 |  Handpora | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 87/100 | 8 |
| 2018 |  CharlieBarley | Top 42 Music Albums of 2007 | 30/42 | 2 |
| 2017 |  dr_worm_md | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2015 | dr_worm_md | Top 12 Music Albums of 2007 | 7/12 | 3 |
| 2010 | theyaregiants | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 12/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 93 | |||
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The Else 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/17/2026 07:29 | Zeppyfish | 40 | 94/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2025 05:55 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2025 03:30 | ExTeaSea | 5,229 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2023 15:50 | tmbgwes | 198 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/22/2022 21:16 | MadhattanJack | 5,981 | 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 has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
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