You Can Play These Songs With Chords (studio album)
by Death Cab For Cutie
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Death Cab For Cutie bestography
You Can Play These Songs With Chords is ranked 14th best out of 16 albums by Death Cab For Cutie on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Death Cab For Cutie is Transatlanticism which is ranked number 436 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,917.
(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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You Can Play These Songs With Chords track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
You Can Play These Songs With Chords rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Repo | Rank 'Em: Death Cab/Postal Service | 1/3 | - |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 62 Music Albums of 1997 | 25/62 | 3 |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Death Cab For Cutie - Ranked | 10/16 | - |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 56/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/19/2025 18:22 | brent13 | 1,653 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2025 20:08 | jnmayles | 2,038 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2023 21:27 | Repo | 2,132 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2023 03:43 | MadhattanJack | 5,445 | 65/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2022 14:16 | BigR78 | 525 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.1.
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HoldenM 09/12/2023 23:55 | #299099
The first half is a fascinating rough sketch of who Death Cab will become: A noodling indie rock band with some solid post punk and slowcore influences. The second a hodgepodge of experiments that showcase some refined B-sides, and some what-ifs that are nothing short of near-misses. Unless you're a diehard (like me) You Can Play These Songs with Chords is a curio that suggests a lot of promise with a handful of highlights for good measure.
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