Henry's Dream
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds bestography
Henry's Dream is ranked 14th best out of 30 albums by Nick Cave on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nick Cave is Skeleton Tree which is ranked number 369 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,480.
(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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Henry's Dream track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Henry's Dream rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1992 | 63/92 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 15 Music Albums of 1992 | 12/15 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 91 Music Albums of 1992 | 76/91 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 47 Music Albums of 1992 | 18/47 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 2/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1992 | 16/54 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 231 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 874 | |||
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Henry's Dream ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/04/2026 01:39 | xhitmanx | 1,598 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2026 13:16 |  Liedzeit | 2,509 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 18:57 |  HoldenM | 1,876 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Forum mentions
Liedzeit 08/22/2026 13:16 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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HoldenM 07/02/2026 19:03 | #315148 | TOP COMMENT
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It's a shame that Nick Cave dislikes the production of this album. The band has never sounded as grandiose. After the lower key The Good Son, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are happy to come roaring back with their trademark aesthetic, this time with a little more oomph. Then again, maybe it is a mismatch for the writing as Cave insists. All things being equal, this is likely my least favorite Nick Cave album so far (with Kicking Against the Pricks as the other contender given it's a covers album). And yet, I still love this. What a testament to this group's abilities that their album might have noticeable dissonance in the content and execution and still totally rule. (Edited)
Intriguing narratives are matched by the music, whose dramatic nature is accentuated by strings and eerie backing vocals. Great songwriting and vocal performance as well from Nick Cave. Mostly very enjoyable, though I didn't care for some of the rockabilly moments, e.g. "I Had a Dream, Joe". Overall I find the album very cinematic, and quite a unique achievement (at least for now, this being my first Nick Cave album). (Edited)
Jboy56 02/26/2022 09:02 | #281941
This is definitely music that I DO NOT care of. Listened to it only because it is in the 1001 Albums book. Box ticked
VictorVale 04/26/2021 21:46 | #269005
Imensamente criativo!
Favorite Tracks:Brother My Cup Is Empty
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