Mean Everything To Nothing
by Manchester Orchestra

Mean Everything To Nothing by Manchester Orchestra
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-04-17
Overall rank: 3,310th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 100 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (47th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (564th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,310th)

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Mean Everything To Nothing is ranked as the best album by Manchester Orchestra.

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Overall rank: 3,310th | 2000s rank: 564th | 2009 rank: 47th
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2026TastyandTemptinTop 21 Music Albums of 200911/213
2026cicadelicRelevant Magazine Best Albums Of 200915/20 -
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s5/10019
2026 HelsinkiSnorkelTop 59 Music Albums of 200948/591
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s60/1008
2026cicadelicHype Machine Music Blog Zeitgeist Top 50 Albums of 200944/50 -
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (65), #0201-0300*60/78 -
2026tyleraeppsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums93/1008
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Greatest Music Albums40/10061
2026LittleM1971Top 86 Music Albums of 200954/862
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200975/1001
2026 AAL2014Top 41 Music Albums of 20091/415
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Albums of the 21st Century28/100 -
2026tyleraeppsTop 85 Music Albums of the 2000s46/859
2026sunnydhammTop 46 Music Albums of 20098/464
2026 dihansseTop 91 Music Albums of 200927/914
2026munsonTop 62 Music Albums of the 2000s33/6210
2026joathomeTop 60 Music Albums of 200955/601
2025jlsfourthTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s16/10017
2025AledJamesTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s46/10011
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 91
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 459
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 100 votes)
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05/17/2026 10:37 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,60583/100
 
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02/24/2026 00:30 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,14372/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:34 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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11/13/2025 14:22 AledJames  Ratings distribution  1,58169/100
 
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08/18/2025 03:49 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,43579/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.

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From 08/12/2018 04:51 | #219592
Wow, i just heard about this album a couple days ago and immediately fell in love with it. And its album of the day 3 days later
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90/100
From 08/10/2018 16:43 | #219485
A true favorite of mine. I think Mean Everything To Nothing is Andy Hull at his most consistent and overall powerful as a songwriter so far. I enjoy each of Manchester's albums, some more than others, but this is the most cohesive with the best individual tracks.

The River, Shake It Out, I Can Feel A Hot One, and Pride are prime examples of how powerful Manchester's arrangements can be. If you don't feel uplifted by the layered vocal harmony in the second chorus of I've Got Friends, I don't know how to help you.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 09/21/2017 15:02 | #198426
Shake It Out... I've Got Friends... I Cant Feel A Hot One... Everything To Nothing... The River...

This is one amazing album with a crazy-good tracklist. And it's not just a great tracklist, they're very cohesive as well. Edges out Simple Math by just a little, for me.
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80/100
From 08/29/2014 12:56 | #120704
This album will rock your face off in a good way
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From 11/30/2013 18:45 | #95663
Solid album!

75/100
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From 04/14/2013 20:12 | #73116
Manchester Orchestra seem worthwhile. They seem to do their own thing and don't quite fall into the dreaded "mainstream" or the pedestal the likes of Arcade Fire and The Flaming Lips ended up on. They do what they do, play woozy guitar jaunt alongs and have an eye for lyrics. Would half heartedly say they were "underappreciated".
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Rating:  
90/100
From 08/21/2012 02:51 | #48967
This album has a very outstanding beginning and end, but it does drag on a bit too much in the middle, making it the worst of the three Manchester Orchestra records (though they're all great).
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95/100
From 11/07/2011 01:31 | #29909
Truly great rock album. Maybe its not the greatest album of all time, but it's certainly one of my favorites.
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85/100
From 04/12/2011 14:22 | #20292
Shake it out is definitely the best, but in my teeth, pride, and the river are also freakin insane. i love this album
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