The Tain / 5 Songs
by The Decemberists
The Decemberists bestography
The Tain / 5 Songs is ranked 10th best out of 18 albums by The Decemberists on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Decemberists is The Crane Wife which is ranked number 774 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,225.
(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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The Tain / 5 Songs track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Tain / 5 Songs rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 74 Music Albums of 2004 | 44/74 | 2 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 60 Music Albums of 2004 | 54/60 | 1 |
| 2024 |  Rhyner | Top 31 Music Albums of 2004 | 5/31 | 4 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 76 Music Albums of 2004 | 74/76 | 0 |
| 2024 | Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2021 |  SleepDealer | Top 39 Music Albums of 2004 | 35/39 | 1 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 97 Music Albums of 2004 | 66/97 | 2 |
| 2019 |  The Gollux | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2019 |  AfterHours | Top 67 Music Albums of the 2000s | 66/67 | 1 |
| 2019 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | State Lists: Oregon | 8/22 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 33 | |||
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The Tain / 5 Songs ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/20/2026 08:36 | brent13 | 2,128 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 01:32 | PapaShiz86 | 11,526 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2023 09:09 |  Tamthebam | 23,088 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2023 13:42 |  DommeDamian | 7,469 | 49/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2021 18:33 | LosWochos | 47,441 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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