The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
by Steven Wilson
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The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) is ranked 2nd best out of 47 albums by Steven Wilson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steven Wilson is Hand. Cannot. Erase. which is ranked number 577 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,961.
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The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) rankings summary
Overall rank: 992nd | 2010s rank: 145th | 2013 rank: 16th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  sageamagoo | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2010s | 88/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | emptysquares | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 52/100 | 48 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | The best prog & metal albums of each year since 1983 by Loudwire | 31/42 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 25 Music Albums of 2013 | 23/25 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 24 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 19 Music Albums of 2013 | 12/19 | 2 |
| 2026 | Unaguma | Top 95 Music Albums of the 2010s | 3/95 | 20 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 248 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,761 | |||
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| ! | 10/07/2026 01:22 | Mafedere | 865 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2026 22:13 | Quoman | 307 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2026 01:45 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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This album has been referenced 103 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5445): By MW19704U
BestEverAlbums 09/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5445): By MW19704U“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MW19704U () 1. by (1973) 2. by (1967) 3. by (1972) 4. by (1998) 6. (1970) 7. by (1968) 8. by by (1969) 10. by by by (1994) 15. by (1982) 16. by (2003) 17. by (1968) 19. by (2002) 20. (1966) 21. by by (1979) 23. by (1970) 24. by by by (1980)…”
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From Rhyner 03/10/2025 18:24 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Rhyner 03/10/2025 18:24 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition“(1) On the one hand there's nothing here that really bothers me in any way. It's all very tastefully done, very professional etc. But on the other hand it doesn't move me much at all. It leaves me cold. It's...okay.... 50/100 (2) Yerself Is Steam is really good. (3) My ten are now split between two…”
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Yoooreds 03/02/2015 23:42 | #135972 | TOP COMMENT
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Yoooreds 03/02/2015 23:42 | #135972 | TOP COMMENT
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From my end of 2013 personal top 10
Number 1 of 2013 by a country mile and some. The clearest winner of the poll, I ever did hear. Backed up with my concert of the year at The Royal Festival Hall, which was even better than the performance at The Royal Albert Hall, later in 2013.
This album has already won most polls and awards in the category, and has been criminally overlooked by music press, outside the genre. Some would argue that it is a tribute to King Crimson and Yes, but that would be missing everything. This is an artist at his creative peak, surrounded by the best in the business. Special mention to Marco Minnemann on drums, but to be fair the whole assemble deserve a name check. Guthrie Govan (and that guitar solo on Drive Home), Nick Beggs on Bass, Theo Travis on Flute, Sax & Clarinet, and Adam Holzman on Keys. All brilliant, and all easy to pick out in the amazing production of Alan Parsons and Steven Wilson himself. I can’t rate this album high enough. It’s just brilliant.
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js9394 03/10/2016 14:40 | #161672 | TOP COMMENT
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I only started listening to Steven Wilson's music (Porcupine Tree's & Blackfield) 4 months ago after attending a King Crimson concert and seeing Gavin Harrison played which led me to discovering SW's music. I was immediately hooked on his work with The Porcupine Tree and picked up this record without knowing anything about it.
At first glance the concept seems pretty cool! I love Victorian style ghost stories! That concept I gave 4 stars alone.
At first listen, there's not a single bad song in this album. It's tight! I loved it right away. It almost sound like a King Crimson/Genesis album. The guitar solo in Drive Home is simply euphoric. My husband who doesn't know anything about SW's music said that's probably the top 3 guitar solo he's heard.
'The Watchmaker' reminded me of Genesis' 'Cinema Show' in terms of the arrangement. It sound delightful. The title track 'The Raven that refused to sing' had some Godspeed You Black Emperor's moment which was haunting and impactful.
All in all its a great album but sound too much like a tribute album to King Crimson, Genesis and Jethro Tull. It's original but lack of originality if you know what I mean. If I hadn't heard 'Hand Cannot Erase', I would probably rate this 90 out of 100. However after listening to Hand Cannot Erase, I have to drop the score to 85/100.
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Fantastic album, didn't expect it to be as good as it is! Well worth a listen!
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The best of Wilson's solo albums, and the best prog release in nearly a decade.
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Hahah, this album is literally on par with the greatest prog albums ever made and sounds so 70s I'm stunned. What an album! (Edited)
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