Post-War
by M. Ward
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M. Ward bestography
Post-War is ranked as the best album by M. Ward.
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Post-War track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Post-War rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | All Music Guide Albums of the Year 2006 | 81/82 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 44 Music Albums of 2006 | 25/44 | 2 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 42 Music Albums of 2006 | 5/42 | 5 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 26/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2401-2500* | 62/79 | - |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 68 Music Albums of 2006 | 20/68 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 217 | |||
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Post-War ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/28/2026 00:17 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2025 11:01 | TonySayers61 | 25,882 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2024 17:47 | TheSink | 1,491 | 67/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
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Post-War forum mentions
Rhyner 01/15/2018 04:50 in What album are you listening to right now?Post-War comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2011 22:18 | #32541 | TOP COMMENT
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"to go home" is a good place to start with m. ward in general and "post-war" in specific. He plays indie folk/rock, singer-songwriter material that tugs equally at the head and heart. The production's a little gritty and his vocals are a little down in the mix, emphasizing the musicianship. But the lyrics are mostly upbeat, like in "to go home": "God, it's great to be alive / takes the skin right off my hide / to think I'll have to give it all up someday". "chinese translation" has a funky groove and, if it weren't performed so underwhelmingly, this song could easily have been a "radio hit" with its singable "what do you do with the pieces of a broken heart?" chorus.
On a top-300 M. Ward would have 4 records listed. This might be the best.
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