In Between Evolution
by The Tragically Hip
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The Tragically Hip bestography
In Between Evolution is ranked 12th best out of 18 albums by The Tragically Hip on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Tragically Hip is Fully Completely which is ranked number 1754 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 973.
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In Between Evolution track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
In Between Evolution 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 2004 | 20/20 | 0 |
| 2025 |  jhuik | Tragically Hip + Side Projects in Order | 8/24 | - |
| 2021 | mlgprounicorn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | jhuik | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2017 | jhuik | Top 24 Music Albums of 2004 | 5/24 | 4 |
| 2014 |  ghosttomost | Top 50 Music Albums of 2004 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2013 |  ~SMiLE~ | Top 27 Music Albums of 2004 | 22/27 | 1 |
| 2013 | jhuik | Most Spins | 97/100 | - |
| 2010 | krusty | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 22/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/21/2023 03:45 | dhbarrett | 8,643 | 65/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2022 03:56 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2021 18:27 | LosWochos | 47,364 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2020 23:20 | Rayzer6 | 1,614 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2020 16:32 | Drake | 317 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.4.
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ghosttomost 05/21/2014 07:10 | #112441
Following the disastrous response to In Violet Light, the Hip attempted to return to their blues-rock roots with In Between Evolution. Despite the fact that many of the ingredients that made the 1990s Hip so great are here: catchy riffs, rocking beats, and witty lyrics; this sounds more like a band emulating their old selves without too much substance on its own. As with all Hip albums, there are some great tracks here - namely "Goodnight Josephine" and "Gus the Polar Bear" - but this album lacks the cohesiveness and energy that truly make the Tragically Hip so special.
Definitely on the downslope.
junodog4 06/23/2012 18:47 | #45190
At this point in their career, albums lose their identity. You could take songs off this and put them on In Violet Light or World Container, and it wouldn't make a difference. Stick to the 90s work - way better.
jhuik 02/04/2012 09:47 | #36418
While this epitomizes an era where the band has passed their energy peak, there are still many great songs here and this is still a great album by most bands' standards. I love One Night in Copenhagen, Are We Family, Nashville and Makeshift.
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