A.M.
by Wilco
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Wilco bestography
A.M. is ranked 9th best out of 23 albums by Wilco on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wilco is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot which is ranked number 60 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,006.
(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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A.M. track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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A.M. ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 12/08/2025 03:28 |  Kingturtle | 7,533 | 73/100 | |
| 11/20/2025 00:59 | Sentido | 350 | 83/100 | |
| 10/29/2025 00:29 | Proto | 4,091 | 33/100 | |
| 10/16/2025 04:08 |  AAL2014 | 3,636 | 75/100 | |
| 09/28/2025 12:02 | JacobMullis | 740 | 88/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Brad1770 06/18/2021 10:46 | #270782
If this album sounds complete and assured as far as “debut” releases go, it’s actually unsurprising considering Tweedys career with Uncle Tupelo spanned 3 full albums and a couple of collections, and that “AM” hit the shelves within a month of U.T’s demise
Though I’m not sure about the Arctic Monkeys ‘AM’ tribute album released in 2013, it sounds nothing like this album
Actually a pretty fun record.
ClassicRock1 07/31/2017 04:00 | #195235
Clever lyrics and catchy tunes. Not sure why it isn't more popular.
Ignore my last comment. This is a good record. This proved Tweedy could pen an album nearly all on his own. If the extra twang is too much for you, examine the bare songs themselves. Usually they are simple but thoughtful. This debut captures a period where a new band is starting out, and though they are not sure of which direction they want to go in, they are definitely on the rise to greatness here. It's all just fun here.
Track Pick: Box Full of Letters
It's okay, but the songs are all so throwaway and unmemorable. Nothing stands out, it all just goes by without anything staying with you, without anything really happening. It doesn't help that all the songs sound the same. Not a patch on Being there.
Personally my favorite Wilco album
Certainly not as good as YHF or Summerteeth, but very under appreciated.
A record with some good times and some ok times. There's nothing bad here among the lot. The lyrics can be bland and the instrumentation pretty simple, but that doesn't mean that there are no stellar moments here. "Casino Queen" is great and "I Must Be High" is a great band song. It will never be your favorite, but why does that mean you should overlook it?
Anyone listening to Wilco's debut album can quickly conclude that this effort is all style over substance. This is Jeff Tweedy trying to fill an album all on his own, trying to capitalize on the successful style of his former band Uncle Tupelo, but also trying to make music that was mainstream enough to get some commercial success for a new band just starting out. The result is really rocking alt-country (that fans of the genre will love) with lots of uninteresting lyrics. The first half consists mostly of Tweedy's trademark upbeat rockers that he was famous for in Uncle Tupelo. The last half has a lot of slow burners that don't really hold a candle to the first half. Basically, this is Wilco before the band found its identity and though it means well, A.M. ends up being a pedestrian Uncle Tupelo record.
samistake2ice 03/08/2014 16:59 | #105683
Yeah its good. But, after the Tupelo split, Son Volt came out with Trace the same year. I would much rather listen to that every time.
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