Hallowed Ground
by Violent Femmes
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Violent Femmes bestography
Hallowed Ground is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by Violent Femmes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Violent Femmes is Violent Femmes which is ranked number 189 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,762.
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Hallowed Ground track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hallowed Ground rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 15 Music Albums of 1984 | 8/15 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | spewventuri | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s | 41/91 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1984 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | mianfei | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s | 62/70 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1984 | 10/95 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 84 Music Albums of 1984 | 21/84 | 4 |
| 2026 | Purplepash | Top 49 Music Albums of 1984 | 7/49 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 99 Music Albums of 1984 | 10/99 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 149 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 768 | |||
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Hallowed Ground ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/10/2026 14:08 | stereosanctity | 41 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2026 05:08 | brent13 | 2,227 | 66/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 06:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,304 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Hallowed Ground forum mentions
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Hallowed Ground comments
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TheDude85 04/10/2019 20:21 | #234742 | TOP COMMENT
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I stood right up in the heart of hell and proclaimed this album a second masterpiece by VF. While some listeners may be turned off by the over religious overtones of some of the songs, I found the music to be eclectic, apoplectic, eccentric, energetic, and affecting. I disagree with previous rater Brad1770 about the quality of "Black Girls", it's one of my favorites. I think musically this a far more diverse than their debut, and it creates an atmosphere ripe for repeated plays and discussions. (Edited)
Cymro2011 04/06/2013 14:30 | #71598 | TOP COMMENT
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Country Death Song really reminds me of Bob Dylan's song The Ballad Of Hollis Brown.
dmercado 09/15/2017 07:26 | #198029 | TOP COMMENT
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Undeniably American record, varying in sounds from country to gospel and what sounds like a saxophone grinding through a cajun meat factory. More theatrical delivery than the debut, Gano immerses himself in the emotion surrounding the tales of the characters. Extremely dark opener and the epic Never Tell are the highlights for me, but I get a kick out of the whole thing.
hoyquarlow 11/23/2015 04:27 | #153330 | TOP COMMENT
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Good album, love the artwork... it's not as good as Blind leading the naked tough. Never tell and couple of other songs are really great. (Edited)
Freddie55 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2010 01:41 | #11942 | TOP COMMENT
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They went country and gospel. It's actually more interesting than their debut and has some great lyrics. Listen to Country Death Song.
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