Strangers Almanac
by Whiskeytown
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Strangers Almanac is ranked as the best album by Whiskeytown.
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Strangers Almanac track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 05/28/2026 11:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,414 | 70/100 | |
| 03/10/2026 10:43 | Leginlists | 3,605 | 83/100 | |
| 02/28/2026 15:53 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 12/29/2025 18:23 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 | |
| 11/20/2025 21:32 | matterhornrider | 5,076 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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micah88800 07/23/2018 17:37 | #218694
Fantastic album. Probably the best by Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams. Can't decide between this and Heartbreaker but I think this is more seminal. There is some very good tracks here like "Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart", "16 Days", and the absolutely perfect "Houses on the Hill". Alt-Country at its finest
I hadn't listened to this album in a couple years, but did this past weekend. Absolutely amazing. So many wonderful songs. I like all of the Whiskeytown albums, including Forever Valentine, but his is the best IMO.
buzzdainer 03/25/2016 18:09 | #162512
While Ryan Adams’s current singing style favors moments of higher register quasi-mewling and wild dynamics, his alt-country Whiskeytown work, especially here on Strangers Almanac, has the smoky mumble of an older soul and the rustic cadence of a Southern spirit more at home in the turgid mosquito air of a Carolina-tavern parking lot in summer than the zipping lights of a limo careening to some big-city afterparty. I love both Ryan Adamses, and this is Whiskeytown's finest moment. The sweetness of "Somebody Remembers the Rose" doesn't do anything innovative musically, but it combines the best of Ryan Adams's songwriting and Caitlin Cary's violin work.
Feel like I might have to listen to it again. It's definitely a lot more "2deep4u" than Adams' solo stuff.
Romanelli 02/13/2012 19:32 | #36855
An absolutely beautiful album. Hard to find any weaknesses here. "Losering" is one of the most beautiful songs ever.
paladisiac 01/04/2012 21:46 | #34472
Solid often spectacular alt-country from mastermind Ryan Adams and company. A number of tracks were performed with more heart and less polish on "Faithless Street", but still a vital Whiskeytown album like the rest.
Houses on the Hill is a great song. Good album.
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