Try Whistling This
by Neil Finn
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Try Whistling This is ranked as the best album by Neil Finn.
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Try Whistling This track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Try Whistling This rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 16 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | markl73 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 85 Music Albums of 1998 | 10/85 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1998 | 19/50 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 41 Music Albums of 1998 | 31/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 63 Music Albums of 1998 | 34/63 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 1998 | 18/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 401-500 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 74 Music Albums of 1998 | 26/74 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 120 | |||
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Try Whistling This ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/08/2025 21:51 | mrmcrook | 1,143 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2025 13:57 | markl73 | 641 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2025 16:43 | TonySayers61 | 25,912 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, 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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Try Whistling This forum mentions
Romanelli 12/16/2025 23:14 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) MadhattanJack 10/01/2022 06:28 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
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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. (Edited)
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