Stay Positive
by The Hold Steady

Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-07-15
Overall rank: 5,043rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 62 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (870th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,043rd)

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The Hold Steady bestography

Stay Positive is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Hold Steady on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Hold Steady is Boys And Girls In America which is ranked number 2113 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 775.

The Hold Steady album bestography « Higher ranked (3,422nd)
Separation Sunday
This album (5,043rd)
Stay Positive
Lower ranked (8,878th) »
Almost Killed Me

(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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Stay Positive rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,043rd | 2000s rank: 870th | 2008 rank: 75th
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2026craabTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s85/1003
2026blueandthemoonTop 68 Music Albums of 200849/681
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200849/1003
2026JohnnyoJanuary 2022 (2 B deleted)26/99 -
2025JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s48/10011
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 200820/1004
2025MoondanceAlbum covers: Quirky, intriguing, aesthetically pleasing81/100 -
2025WallerandTop 59 Music Albums of 200826/593
2025 dihansseTop 85 Music Albums of 200864/851
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200869/1002
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (62), #0001-0100*84/98 -
2025 Nacho212Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s70/1006
2025AledJamesTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s20/10016
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 200871/1002
2025JohnnyoTop 83 Music Albums of 20089/835
2025craabTop 13 Music Albums of 20089/132
2025ImaybeparanoidTop 99 Music Albums of 200857/992
2025 ERadioTop 40 Music Albums of 200810/404
2024 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 200864/1002
2024 EyeKanFlyTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s55/1009
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 90
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 272
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Stay Positive ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 62 votes)
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80/100
 
02/28/2026 00:01 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
75/100
 
02/12/2025 03:34 imacgill  Ratings distribution  2,64579/100
 
80/100
 
12/22/2024 18:44 AledJames  Ratings distribution  1,50169/100
 
75/100
 
03/29/2024 00:13 M4thSoad3r  Ratings distribution  31285/100
 
60/100
 
02/04/2024 20:37 asimpkins  Ratings distribution  2,94870/100

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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 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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