Way To Normal
by Ben Folds
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Ben Folds bestography
Way To Normal is ranked 4th best out of 14 albums by Ben Folds on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ben Folds is Rockin' The Suburbs which is ranked number 2234 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 733.
(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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Way To Normal track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Way To Normal rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2025 13:46 | TonySayers61 | 25,394 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2025 11:27 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,361 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2024 16:21 |  Tamthebam | 23,262 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2024 15:55 | cicadelic | 13,747 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2023 06:34 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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First Ben Folds album I owned (actually had a friend burn me copy- remember burning CDs?). Anyway, this was a fun but poignant album about relationships, stray observations of stardom, and experiences in Japan. Probably not his best work, but still enjoyable!
Best Tracks: Cologne, You Don't Know Me, Effington, Bitch Went Nuts, Hiroshima
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