The Ash & Clay
by The Milk Carton Kids
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The Milk Carton Kids bestography
The Ash & Clay is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Milk Carton Kids on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Milk Carton Kids is Prologue which is ranked number 17561 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 63.
(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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The Ash & Clay track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ash & Clay 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 | cicadelic | Glide’s 20 Best Albums of 2013 | 33/40 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 92 Music Albums of 2013 | 43/92 | 3 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Exclaim! Top 10 2013 Country, Folk & Blues | 7/10 | - |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | RockyRaccoon | Contemporary Folk/Folk Rock | 36/100 | - |
| 2020 |  samistake2ice | Top 90 Music Albums of 2013 | 30/90 | 3 |
| 2018 | rkm | Top 36 Music Albums of 2013 | 18/36 | 3 |
| 2017 | mnorris75 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2015 |  zdwyatt | Top 20 Music Albums of 2013 | 20/20 | 0 |
| 2014 | samistake2ice | New Millennial Songwriter (ripoff) | 93/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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The Ash & Clay ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/17/2026 22:03 |  Milhaud | 2,149 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2026 09:26 | Leginlists | 3,786 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2025 14:42 | Skerns | 5,184 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 06/30/2014 19:57 in Recommend me some Indie Folk albums from the 21st century! RockyRaccoon 12/21/2013 20:00 in What album are you listening to right now?The Ash & Clay comments
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luigybetis 06/16/2018 15:40 | #216879
Another beautiful album by these guys, awesome! 7.8/10.
samistake2ice 12/19/2013 20:36 | #98118
Almost like a bluegrassy-southern Simon and Garfunkel.
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