Walnut Whales
by Joanna Newsom
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Joanna Newsom bestography
Walnut Whales is ranked 7th best out of 7 albums by Joanna Newsom on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joanna Newsom is Ys which is ranked number 176 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,315.
(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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Walnut Whales track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Walnut Whales rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  revolver94 | EP | 2/14 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 2002 | 14/89 | 4 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 97 Music Albums of 2002 | 24/97 | 4 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 64 Music Albums of 2002 | 41/64 | 2 |
| 2017 |  PatrickD | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 9/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
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Walnut Whales ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/06/2026 21:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,253 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2025 22:15 | DenseQuarters | 23 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2024 16:23 | yarnandglue | 29 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2024 22:05 | newfindings | 35 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2023 18:56 |  NoisyBeast | 13,314 | 74/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.
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