Nanobots (studio album)
by They Might Be Giants
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They Might Be Giants bestography
Nanobots is ranked 9th best out of 35 albums by They Might Be Giants on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by They Might Be Giants is Flood which is ranked number 1285 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,333.
(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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Nanobots track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nanobots rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MaxStorm98 | Top 62 Music Albums of 2013 | 54/62 | 1 |
| 2024 |  imimesis | Top 30 Music Albums of 2013 | 4/30 | 5 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 60 Music Albums of 2013 | 42/60 | 2 |
| 2022 |  BozoTyrannus | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2022 | BozoTyrannus | Top 22 Music Albums of 2013 | 13/22 | 2 |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 63 Music Albums of 2013 | 28/63 | 3 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 95 Music Albums of 2013 | 86/95 | 1 |
| 2017 |  dr_worm_md | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2016 | t08121981 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 11/40 | 0 |
| 2013 | dr_worm_md | Top 19 Music Albums of 2013 | 7/19 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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Nanobots ratings
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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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/12/2025 06:06 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2025 06:48 | PapaShiz86 | 10,904 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2023 23:14 | daCritic | 4,381 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2023 12:58 | MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2023 15:50 | tmbgwes | 198 | 76/100 |
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 73.0/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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RockyRaccoon 07/10/2013 00:44 | #80791
If there is one thing that They Might Be Giants is good at, it’s making really catchy, non-sensical songs. They continue to do this on “Nanobots", an album very similar to their older album “Apollo 18" in that the album is 25 tracks long but only clocks in at about 45 minutes total. Many of the tracks are under 30 seconds long, which is pretty typical of a They Might Be Giants album. Just about all of the songs are ridiculously catchy and mean almost nothing lyrically, which again, is pretty typical of They Might Be Giants. You’ve got funny, odd songs like “Call You Mom" and “You’re On Fire" and they’re all fun to listen to. I would say that’s what They Might Be Giants seem to be about more than anything, is making an album that’s fun to listen to. It may be goofy or strange, but ultimately it’s fun. Some of the songs on this album are just ok, but there are certainly some classic They Might Be Giants songs on here.
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