Merriweather Post Pavilion
by Animal Collective

Overall rank: 160th | 2000s rank: 25th | 2009 rank: 1st
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2026	gregthealien	Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s	77/100	5
2026	jtrizzle35	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	88/100	13
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		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		8,692

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82/100 (from 1,606 votes)

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80/100 !	10/06/2026 12:23	Siromynian	1,789	74/100

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From joshtraina 03/04/2013 04:38 | #66962 | TOP COMMENT

My mother is a large Depeche Mode, Joy Division, etc fan and I made her a burned CD of more modern music she may like. The first song was My Girls by Animal Collective and the five minutes that that song played I think was the most in sync musical connection my mother and I have other have. It was great.

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100/100

From fwilhelmn 07/12/2013 17:56 | #81252 | TOP COMMENT

Behind all the layered production, this album has some of the strongest and most consistent songwriting I have ever had the pleasure to hear. Had this album been recorded with just voice and acoustic guitars, it would still be one of my all-time favorites. But with the consciousness-expanding sounds that are actually on Merriweather, it becomes my definitive all-time favorite.

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From hairymarx1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/05/2011 22:35 | #19965 | TOP COMMENT

I agree. It is very overrated. Check out Animal Collective's spin off - Panda Bear's 'Person Pitch'...Far superior.

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50/100

From Mr November 11/30/2012 12:35 | #56280 | TOP COMMENT

I can't get my head around just how much is going on at the same time on every song on this album. It's incredibly dense, chaotic and ultimately confusing. There might well be good songs lurking inside the storm but everytime I hear something I like it disappears back into the cacophony. I will go back to it from time to time and one day I might get through it's defences but for now it remains an enigma to me.

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90/100

From cooly 08/21/2017 05:16 | #196443 | TOP COMMENT

Sounds like a computer vomited on a pop boy band -- but, like, in a good way

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