The Sufferer & The Witness
by Rise Against
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The Sufferer & The Witness is ranked as the best album by Rise Against.
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The Sufferer & The Witness track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Sufferer & The Witness rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Herdandhokies | Top 41 Greatest Music Albums | 12/41 | 73 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 17 Music Albums of 2006 | 13/17 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 21 Music Albums of 2006 | 9/21 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 20/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2006 | 10/20 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2000s, #201-300* | 57/68 | - |
| 2026 | Andras | Top 53 Music Albums of the 2000s | 39/53 | 6 |
| 2025 |  Tinjou | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 32/50 | 33 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 81 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 462 | |||
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The Sufferer & The Witness ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/20/2026 04:27 | Proto | 4,273 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 04:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,591 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 21:29 |  Milhaud | 2,151 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Forum mentions
dihansse 03/12/2018 21:46 in My discoveries per year
WindowAbove 02/06/2015 22:37 in What album are you listening to right now?The Sufferer & The Witness comments
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Larcx13 09/25/2020 10:59 | #258693 | TOP COMMENT
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Too many boomers secretly hating in the ratings lol. Great records by a very good band. You could say it's a safe brand of melodic hardcore but regardless, the message is great and the music is enjoyable. My personal favorite Rise Against album.
luigybetis 05/13/2018 22:26 | #214769
Awesome album, not as good as Appeal to Reason but still incredible. 8/10.
Mountandrew 12/22/2016 03:42 | #180695
Very enjoyable punk rockish sorta album. My personal favorite by Rise Against.
Very good album! Lots of melodic riffs to keep your interest.
Favorite tracks: Chamber the Cartridge, Injection, Ready to Fall, Prayer of the Refugee, Worth Dying For, The Good Left Undone
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8.0
junodog4 03/03/2015 04:44 | #136044
Points for earnest lyrics and surprisingly driving rock. Not bad.
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