Cease To Begin
by Band Of Horses

Cease To Begin by Band Of Horses
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-10-09
Overall rank: 1,522nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 251 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2007 (28th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (242nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,522nd)

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Cease To Begin is ranked as the best album by Band Of Horses.

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Cease To Begin
Lower ranked (1,539th) »
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,522nd | 2000s rank: 242nd | 2007 rank: 28th
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2026Johnnyoin February 2021 (2 B deleted)11/50 -
2026JohnnyoJul - Sept 2022 (2 B deleted)47/99 -
2026cicadelicTop 83 Music Albums of 200776/830
2026joathomeTop 62 Music Albums of 200733/622
2026tim0505Top 21 Music Albums of 20078/213
2026tim0505Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s53/10010
2026OFarrioTop 39 Music Albums of 200737/390
2026matterhornriderTop 22 Music Albums of 200716/222
2026Juneof44Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s66/1007
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 101-20047/100 -
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 90 Music Albums of 20078/905
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 200710/504
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Greatest Music Albums100/1001
2026 RomanelliTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s30/10014
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 200776/1001
2026JohnnyoMost listened to artists in November 2020 (To delete)8/34 -
2026NextWaveMusicMediaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums45/10056
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Albums of the 21st Century22/100 -
2026JohnnyoFebruary 2021 (2 B deleted)11/12 -
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200717/1004
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 219
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,117
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 251 votes)
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02/28/2026 00:07 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/20/2026 22:37 Gedster  Ratings distribution  16972/100
 
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02/01/2026 04:15 brent13  Ratings distribution  1,93568/100
 
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01/14/2026 09:19 StevenSerrao101  Ratings distribution  4887/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:39 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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80/100
From 02/20/2026 22:41 | #313235
Easy listening guitar based music. A kind of folk rock band. Some nice tracks on here and not many poor songs. My favourite track was Cigarettes and Wedding Bands, but there are also other good ones. This group are not that well known in the UK but I think they are very good, and this album from 2007 looks like it was their high point.
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80/100
From 03/06/2017 16:05 | #186996
Favorite Tracks: No One's Gonna Love You, Is There a Ghost & The General Specific
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75/100
From 08/15/2016 03:20 | #172919
Favoritas: No One's Gonna Love You, Cigarretes Wedding Band, Is There a Ghost, Detlef Schrempf
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From 03/12/2014 22:01 | #106100
this album is a little underrated, sort of passed by compared to everything all the time. the funeral is one of the best songs ive ever heard (from everything all the time) but this album is even better. no ones gonna love you is right next to the funeral. after those two albums they took another approach in producing their albums which seems to be a bad idea in my opinion. they are incredible in this one and shouldve stuck to it. i would for sure buy this album. enjoy!
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From 07/03/2013 04:16 | #80332
Well done album. Some really nice tunes inside.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/14/2012 17:53 | #57898
My favourite Band Of Horses track Detlef Schrempf is on this album. Is There A Ghost is also a great track
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From 07/21/2012 22:10 | #46996
Soaring and beautiful, Horses has their own unique sound that flat out shines. Ghost and Love You are fanstastic songs.
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80/100
From 02/04/2012 11:25 | #36423
A fine album by a very likable band. My favorite cut is the very bouncy General Specific.
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From 09/20/2011 17:31 | #27702
Brilliant band! Talented songwriters! I like his words on most of the tracks. Favorite songs were Is There A Ghost and No One's Gonna Love You.
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From 05/30/2011 13:50 | #22459
I love this album. It still gets better every time I hear it. Love "The General Specific"!
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