The '59 Sound
by The Gaslight Anthem
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The '59 Sound is ranked as the best album by The Gaslight Anthem.
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The '59 Sound track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The '59 Sound rankings
The '59 Sound rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,412th | 2000s rank: 217th | 2008 rank: 13th 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 |
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| 2026 | Skerns | Top 79 Music Albums of 2008 | 77/79 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aversion Best Albums 2008 | 2/10 | - |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 7 Music Albums of 2008 | 4/7 | 3 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 19 Music Albums of 2008 | 17/19 | 1 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 15 Music Albums of 2008 | 7/15 | 3 |
| 2026 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 86 Music Albums of 2008 | 11/86 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 14/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 201 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,220 | |||
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| ! | 08/09/2026 20:32 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2026 01:27 |  Cheddar | 428 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2026 16:15 |  Milhaud | 2,164 | 71/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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The '59 Sound forum mentions
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blackflag29 06/25/2014 16:23 | #115238 | TOP COMMENT
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Definitely the best Gaslight album, their songwriting is much better here than on the rest. The Patient Ferris Wheel is one of my all time favorite songs.
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/04/2018 02:09 | #207116 | TOP COMMENT
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Reading good reviews for this album I was looking forward to checking it out and after 2 full listens I gotta say I ultimately came away disappointed .
After the excellent opener 'Great Expectations' the album meanders along with rollicking track after rollicking track none of which hit any real heights until track 9 'Even Cowgirls Get The Blues' offers a much needed change of pace and is easily the best thing on the album . Another change of pace in track 11'Heres Looking At You Kid' is also good .
At the end of the day I've saved the excellent 'Even Cowgirls Get The Blues ' onto a playlist how ever apart from that I wont be back.
55/100 (Edited)
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henrygreen0203 06/23/2021 01:29 | #270930 | TOP COMMENT
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With just one record, The Gaslight Anthem took the tired pop-punk "orgcore" scene and blasted it with melodies, dynamics, forlorn vocals and lyrics panting images of old-school blue-collar America. The album arguably transformed the pop-punk scene for the next decade, perhaps being responsible for albums like "On the Impossible Past" by the Menzingers, "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" by Against Me! and countless albums by The Killers. It's nice to see such heartfelt and nostalgic lyrics accompanied by such an impassioned and energetic performance.
Essential.
Career Highlight: The '59 Sound
Gems: High Lonesome
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Saoirse 12/14/2014 10:33 | #129353 | TOP COMMENT
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It ain't innovative, but it's still a very strong take on classic working-class-warrior rock, even if it's a bit rhyme over reason at this point. "Great Expectations" though, is undeniably stellar. (Edited)
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RaineyWins 02/04/2010 01:28 | #8813 | TOP COMMENT
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RaineyWins 02/04/2010 01:28 | #8813 | TOP COMMENT
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I love Great Expectations, it made me want to go out and get the album straight away, when I finally did, I was glad of doing so, great album
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