Horehound
by The Dead Weather
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The Dead Weather bestography
Horehound is ranked as the best album by The Dead Weather.
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Horehound track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Horehound rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 62 Music Albums of 2009 | 14/62 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 25 Music Albums of 2009 | 11/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 32 Music Albums of 2009 | 19/32 | 2 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 26 Music Albums of 2009 | 11/26 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 50 Music Albums of 2009 | 13/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Dankel | Top 67 Music Albums of 2009 | 28/67 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 78 Music Albums of 2009 | 6/78 | 5 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2009 | 36/90 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 134 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 378 | |||
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Horehound ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/16/2026 11:54 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 04:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,176 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2026 14:22 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Horehound forum mentions
pedro1976 08/05/2026 13:08 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 02/14/2024 15:08 in What album are you listening to right now?
Romanelli 10/28/2017 23:03 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayHorehound comments
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Yes, I've listened to every White Stripes record, the Raconteurs records, and Jack White's solo works... This is White's best record. Horehound's thematic solidarity makes even Elephant sound a little scattered in ideology. In my opinion, it has his career's best grooves (Treat Me Like Your Mother), best riffs (3 Birds), and best guitar solo (Bone House). It's the underdog in his discography when it should be the pinnacle.
Not as focused an album as I'd like, but The Dead Weather shows us an exciting new side of Jack White that makes complete sense. (Edited)
The vocalist brings something interesting to the piece. Very in your face music. Violent and striking. (Edited)
I was drawn to this album by the reinterpretation of Bob Dylan's 'New Pony' - a largely unheralded song from the largely unheralded 1987 'Street Legal' album. The Dead Weather add new life & energy to the lyrics & music ~ I've asdded this version to my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart.
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/15/2010 04:44 | #14323 | TOP COMMENT
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This seemed like a perfect fit for me: I love the White Stripes, I love female vocalists, and I love industrial. And while this album is far from perfect, these facts made it an enjoyable experience for me nonetheless.
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