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 2841 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 549.
(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
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 4 | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 19/32 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 64 Music Albums of 1988 | 42/64 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 26 Music Albums of 1988 | 3/26 | 5 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 81 Music Albums of 1988 | 78/81 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 24/28 | 1 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 39/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 124 | |||
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Idlewild ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/21/2026 11:27 | Tamthebam | 23,300 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 16:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,767 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 16:40 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
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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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Idlewild forum mentions
neilgee 02/18/2026 19:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Skinny 11/27/2022 10:52 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayIdlewild comments
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a soul inspired stark and intimate masterpiece
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