Fate
by Dr. Dog

Fate by Dr. Dog
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-07-22
Overall rank: 7,030th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 53 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (111th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,213th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,030th)

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Fate is ranked as the best album by Dr. Dog.

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Fate rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,030th | 2000s rank: 1,213th | 2008 rank: 111th

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Fate ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 53 votes)
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75/100
 
02/28/2026 00:02 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
70/100
 
08/23/2025 14:08 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,43773/100
 
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06/24/2022 23:42 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,95081/100
 
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04/16/2022 09:32 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,98264/100
 
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02/11/2022 03:51 McGill93  Ratings distribution  1,09759/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.

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90/100
From 06/15/2020 14:44 | #253576
How this album doesn't have more recognition is beyond me. Maybe it's not the most original (if you go back far enough in time) but every song is perfect
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90/100
From 04/22/2016 20:05 | #164302
Not a bad song on the album, I was surprised that it wasn't a bigger band who made it. Very talented musicians.
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From 11/25/2015 22:59 | #153482
Reminds me of a modern Music from Big Pink. They all play off of each other so beautifully. I've got an eerie feeling that I'm gonna fall in love with this album.
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95/100
From 02/02/2013 21:39 | #63708
Great underrated album.
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