The Forgotten Arm
by Aimee Mann
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Aimee Mann bestography
The Forgotten Arm is ranked 9th best out of 14 albums by Aimee Mann on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Aimee Mann is Bachelor No. 2, Or The Last Remains Of The Dodo which is ranked number 3308 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 460.
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The Forgotten Arm track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Forgotten Arm rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Montana | 7/8 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 97 Music Albums of 2005 | 83/97 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | dhbarrett | Top 41 Music Albums of 2005 | 36/41 | 1 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Virginia | 23/37 | - |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 2005 To-Do List | 78/84 | - |
| 2023 |  Brad1770 | Top 5 Music Albums of 2005 | 2/5 | 4 |
| 2022 | MARTINBORS | Top 34 Music Albums of 2005 | 33/34 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 58 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/10/2025 15:14 | RemainInLight | 3,802 | 36/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 17:11 | Cyrax | 1,875 | 61/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2025 04:07 | daCritic | 4,639 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/19/2020 09:49 | #246994
I love a good concept album and this ones a good-un
'The Forgotten Arm' tells the story of John a boxer and Caroline , but in reality its Johns tale and his struggles
The journey begins with John and Caroline meeting at a boxing event in Richmond Virginia ("Dear John") , eventually John begins to fall apart ("King Of The Jailhouse") and eventually leaves Caroline ("Goodbye Caroline"). Caroline then confronts John and demands he comes clean about whats bothering him (" Going Through The Motions") so John confesses that his heavy drinking is compensation for a troubled mind ("I Can't Get My Head Around It"). Unfortunately John hits rock bottom and moves into his Dad's basement ("She Really Wants You") whilst still confessing his love for Caroline but is really struggling (" Video"). Time passes and John is doing better financially with the couple reconnecting and are now living out of hotel rooms (" Little Bombs") but Johns struggles still persist and are really dragging Caroline down ("That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart") who is at breaking point and simply cant help John any longer ("I Can't Help You Anymore") so John tries to clean up his act and stop drinking (" I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up For Christmas"). Again , time passes and we have the couple reconnecting and even though the outcome is vague seems to hint at a happy ending ("Beautiful") before BONUS TRACK "Who Knows" has Caroline questioning if John will ever over come his demons
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