Diary
by Sunny Day Real Estate
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Sunny Day Real Estate bestography
Diary is ranked as the best album by Sunny Day Real Estate.
(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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Diary track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Diary rankings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  foxytreeko | Top 87 Music Albums of the 1990s | 34/87 | 12 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 50 Music Albums of 1994 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 67 Music Albums of 1994 | 28/67 | 3 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 85 Music Albums of 1994 | 45/85 | 2 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 33/100 | 67 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 71 Music Albums of 1994 | 31/71 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 228 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,416 | |||
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Diary ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 17:45 | imimesis | 2,124 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2026 08:28 | animals0809 | 98 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 22:24 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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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 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Diary forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
RockyRaccoon 09/28/2026 14:26 in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's Log BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026Diary comments
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First three songs and 47 are really, really impressive but after that the album just falls falls on it's back with hopeless repetitions of the same lyrics and instrumentation.
I can sense the immense potential these guys had on this record but I was still super disappointed that it didn't pay off for something wholly worthwhile or memorable.
This is all my opinion though, if anybody else liked it then that's rad. (Edited)
Made me feel like I woke up in a new Bugatti
Honestly one of the most haunting and personal albums I've ever listened to. The emotion put into the singing is just dazzling and the musicianship otherwise is just as good.
A great record that is very emotive and dynamic. It switches from being heavy to being soft so easily and both work incredibly well. There are amazing tracks on here as well that really stand out and captivate you such as Sometimes and Shadows. The vocal is very solid throughout and while it can be a little patchy on the weaker tracks it really does hit home at some points and really conveys the lyrics brilliantly. The instrumentation is the peak of the album for me though with it being very versatile and multi-layered. A special mention as well to the drums on this record which keep the whole record together and is my personal favourite part. This is definitely a record to listen to if you haven't heard it already and I do think it is underrated on this site and should be much higher ranked. (Edited)
Tear-jerkingly beautiful songs. Heart-wrenching, really. It's hard for me not to sob like a little bitch when listening to this underrated masterpiece.
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