Further In
by Greg Brown
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Greg Brown bestography
Further In is ranked as the best album by Greg Brown.
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Further In track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Further In rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 13/48 | 4 |
| 2025 |  buzzdainer | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 42 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | buzzdainer | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2024 | buzzdainer | Top 54 Music Albums of 1996 | 3/54 | 5 |
| 2017 |  fractaljazz | Top 45 Music Albums of 1996 | 45/45 | 0 |
| 2013 | Norman Bates | A la campagne | 30/45 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 69 | |||
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Further In ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/02/2022 23:06 | Moondance | 20,840 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2018 18:39 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,395 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2018 13:46 | newjlp | 9,071 | 56/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.6/100, a mean average of 65.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.8.
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/10/2016 01:25 | #159220
Greg Brown is one of the all-time great Americana singer-songwriter troubadours, and this is his finest moment. Further In is a collection of warm, downbeat folk tunes that are both beautifully crafted and genuinely moving. My favorite here is "Two Little Feet," the only (good) song I can think of about my favorite activity, hiking. Kind of a unique niche, I know, but what can I say? You gotta call 'em as you see 'em.
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