Idlewild
by Everything But The Girl
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Everything But The Girl bestography
Idlewild is ranked 7th best out of 16 albums by Everything But The Girl on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Everything But The Girl is Walking Wounded which is ranked number 2816 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 555.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Idlewild track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Idlewild rankings
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Idlewild ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/21/2026 11:27 |  Tamthebam | 23,225 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 16:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,419 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 16:40 | Jakor | 5,467 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 08:16 |  MadhattanJack | 5,996 | 66/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2025 15:19 | Hyggevinyl | 4,449 | 72/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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a soul inspired stark and intimate masterpiece
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