Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (compilation album)
by Belle And Sebastian

Push Barman To Open Old Wounds by Belle And Sebastian
(Compilation album)
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-05-24
Overall rank: 3,202nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 117 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (545th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,202nd)

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Belle And Sebastian bestography

Push Barman To Open Old Wounds is ranked 6th best out of 21 albums by Belle And Sebastian on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Belle And Sebastian is If You're Feeling Sinister which is ranked number 127 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,445.

Belle And Sebastian album bestography « Higher ranked (1,283rd)
The Life Pursuit
This album (3,202nd)
Push Barman To Open Old Wounds
Lower ranked (3,552nd) »
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant

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BELLE & SEBASTIAN: TIGERMILK + CLASSIC SONGS
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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 117 votes)
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11/13/2025 14:25 AledJames  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,40568/100
 
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08/30/2025 12:34 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 11,09573/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.

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From 01/31/2024 23:43
Best State I Am In version.
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Best Tracks: Marx And Engels, A Century Of Fakers
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From 06/17/2016 14:56
A brilliant collection of e.p's, this is an excellent compilation. I really wish it was a proper album, it would potentially be their best. Great songs as always, oh, and great title too. Pop genius.
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From 02/19/2014 11:35
Countless gems are here, This could been really their best album if they arranged and sorted more. Now I'm pretty sure they're the best band on this planet.
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From 10/15/2013 19:27
The first disc has some of their best songs and is probably their best album if taken as a whole. It's amazing to think how short of time it actually was in where Belle & Sebastian released all this great music. The second disc is solid, but pales in comparison to the 97 eps.
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From 01/08/2013 00:27
Belle and Sebastian were truly on a roll in the late 90s. A collection of EPs from the period is leagues better than most music their contemporaries were making. This is as good as If You're Feeling Sinister and Boy With the Arab Strap.
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