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).
Strangers Almanac 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 | Johnnyo | Most listenedin 2020 - deleting | 48/82 | - |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 94 Music Albums of 1997 | 1/94 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1997 | 52/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 91 Music Albums of 1997 | 24/91 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ObsoleteEntity | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 15/99 | 17 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 5/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 1997 | 76/80 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 123 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 496 | |||
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Strangers Almanac ratings
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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 | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2026 10:43 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 15:53 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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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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Strangers Almanac forum mentions
neilgee 07/08/2026 19:00 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
pedro1976 04/01/2023 20:39 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 03/08/2020 00:55 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?Strangers Almanac comments
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/13/2012 19:32 | #36855 | TOP COMMENT
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An absolutely beautiful album. Hard to find any weaknesses here. "Losering" is one of the most beautiful songs ever.
Feel like I might have to listen to it again. It's definitely a lot more "2deep4u" than Adams' solo stuff.
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/25/2016 18:09 | #162512 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
micah88800 07/23/2018 17:37 | #218694 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
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