Troubadour
by K'naan
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
K'naan bestography
Troubadour is ranked as the best album by K'naan.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Listen to Troubadour on YouTube
Troubadour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (12 out of 14 tracks have been rated).
Troubadour rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2009 | 10/20 | 3 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2009 | 7/83 | - |
| 2025 | BurndenAce | Top 50 Music Albums of the 2000s | 45/50 | 2 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top rated albums from each country part 2 | 1/11 | - |
| 2022 | maxacare | Top 3 Music Albums of 2009 | 3/3 | 2 |
| 2021 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2021 | maxacare | Top 93 Greatest Music Albums | 68/93 | 12 |
| 2020 | amassini | Top 29 Music Albums of 2009 | 5/29 | 4 |
| 2020 | WayneMC | CBC Music's 100 Greatest Canadian Albums, Ever (2019) | 71/100 | - |
| 2019 | amassini | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 56/100 | 9 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 66 | |||
Troubadour collection
Showing all 4 members who have this album in their collection
Troubadour 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 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 17 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/31/2025 18:40 | Vitetia | 382 | 99/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2024 15:39 | BurndenAce | 1,334 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2024 00:33 | javicho07 | 3,093 | 81/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
Troubadour favourites
Showing all 2 members who have added this album as a favourite
Troubadour forum mentions
Troubadour comments
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
zdwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/24/2013 20:49 | #89143
His politics and message have garnered comparisons to Bob Marley, and I have to admit that his music just makes me feel good, in a similar one-world-solidarity-and-happiness sort of way.
There are some real standouts on the album, but I can't help but feel a slight cringe listening to them now. I get what he's going for, and I'm not against it but sometimes it just feels a bit... I dunno over the top I guess. I find his debut far superior as it delves more thoroughly into his past, and the uplifting moments seem more balanced and less... over the top. Not that he doesn't talk about his past. Fatima is necessary story for him to tell. It's good that he moves on and raps about more everyday topics for life in North America, but I find tracks like I come prepared and Bang Bang to be just decent. I really respect K'naan, but I think it's just sort of the nature of his narrative that his most important material was told first.
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
