Drainland (studio album)
by Michael Gira
Michael Gira bestography
Drainland is ranked as the best album by Michael Gira.
(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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Drainland track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Drainland rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  AAL2014 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1995 | 41/60 | 2 |
| 2025 |  DriftingOrpheus | Top 92 Music Albums of the 1990s | 81/92 | 3 |
| 2025 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 60 Music Albums of 1995 | 26/60 | 3 |
| 2025 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 20 Music Albums of 1995 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Swans/Gira: So Far.. | 23/29 | - |
| 2024 | DriftingOrpheus | Top 10 Music Albums of 1995 | 9/10 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Xxnu99etxX | Top 74 Music Albums of 1995 | 15/74 | 4 |
| 2023 | Xxnu99etxX | Swans (& Related) Discography Ranked (WIP) | 17/24 | - |
| 2023 | Xxnu99etxX | Experimental (ROCK) | 94/100 | - |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1995... #201-300 | 44/100 | - |
| 2022 |  thirstyDog | Top 45 Music Albums of the 1990s | 45/45 | 0 |
| 2021 | Elauqsapid | Top 17 Music Albums of 1995 | 17/17 | 0 |
| 2020 |  exileonthehell | Top 37 Music Albums of 1995 | 17/37 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
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Drainland ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 14 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/24/2025 20:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,720 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2024 02:19 | DriftingOrpheus | 717 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2024 00:01 | bcc | 1,132 | 68/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2024 18:59 | AAL2014 | 3,575 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2020 10:40 | videoheadcleaner | 12,227 | 85/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.9.
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