I Speak Because I Can
by Laura Marling
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Laura Marling bestography
I Speak Because I Can is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Laura Marling on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Laura Marling is Song For Our Daughter which is ranked number 1622 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,060.
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I Speak Because I Can track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
I Speak Because I Can rankings
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I Speak Because I Can ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago |  drstuey | 2,709 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 19:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,335 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:36 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 13:39 |  Ilolahti | 135 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2025 04:12 | Proto | 4,223 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Terrific addition to Laura Marling's catalogue; very mature song writing abilities for someone so young. Extremely impressive.
How could a 20-year-old have written such a mature album? Incredible.
We need to get one her albums into the top 1,000.
dubwicht 06/01/2011 19:00 | #22551 | TOP COMMENT
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Supurb album. Fantastic depth, lyrics and great songwriting. One of the most complete albums I have heard in a long time.
The c*nt that gave this 33/100 should have his hearing checked.
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