Try Whistling This
by Neil Finn

Try Whistling This by Neil Finn
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 9,792nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (155th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,586th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,792nd)

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Try Whistling This is ranked as the best album by Neil Finn.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 9,792nd | 1990s rank: 1,586th | 1998 rank: 155th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 39 votes)
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65/100
 
11/08/2025 21:51 mrmcrook  Ratings distribution  1,03977/100
 
80/100
 
04/21/2025 13:57 markl73  Ratings distribution  55579/100
 
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03/05/2025 16:43 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,81564/100
 
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04/24/2023 22:27 RevolverCB72  Ratings distribution  1,80876/100
 
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01/25/2023 02:01 Moondance  Ratings distribution  20,12272/100

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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 75.8/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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65/100
From 11/08/2025 21:52 | #311602
Nice variety of styles and use of multiple instruments which gives a slightly different flavor. But Neil's Neil. An unmistakable voice. Overall though, I found this a trifle dull.
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