How It Ends
by DeVotchKa
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How It Ends is ranked as the best album by DeVotchKa.
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How It Ends track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
How It Ends rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes) | 69/100 | - |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 28 Music Albums of 2004 | 19/28 | 2 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (57), #0101-0200* | 80/94 | - |
| 2025 | sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2004 | 35/80 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 76 Music Albums of 2004 | 76/76 | 0 |
| 2023 | paladisiac | 2004 year, 101-200* | 2/6 | - |
| 2022 | paladisiac | 2000s 60rating (57), #0001-0100* | 22/22 | - |
| 2022 |  thirstyDog | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2021 | kelseyconnelly | Top 23 Music Albums of 2004 | 12/23 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 48 | |||
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How It Ends ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 16:40 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2025 21:27 | Milhaud | 2,171 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2024 20:26 | HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,275 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.2.
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The strong point of this album is clearly variety. On one track the gentle guitar reminds you of artists like Love and on the next you find yourself being attacked by some pompous Matt Bellamy inspired vocals, then follow a couple of tunes taken straight out of a medieval festival , so there's definitely something for everyone, but the over the top Spaghetti Western like moments are what make this album what it is for me.
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