Cardinal
by Pinegrove

Album
Cardinal by Pinegrove
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-02-12
Overall rank: 2,148th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 174 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (33rd)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (354th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,148th)

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Cardinal is ranked as the best album by Pinegrove.

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- This album (2,148th)
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Cardinal track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Old Friends
Average Rating: 85 (54 votes)Comments: View 0
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Cadmium
Average Rating: 82 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Then Again
Average Rating: 78 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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Aphasia
Average Rating: 82 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Visiting
Average Rating: 80 (40 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Waveform
Average Rating: 77 (40 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Size Of The Moon
Average Rating: 79 (39 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
New Friends
Average Rating: 82 (42 votes)Comments: View 0

Cardinal rankings

Cardinal rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,148th | 2010s rank: 354th | 2016 rank: 33rd  Overall chart history
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Cardinal ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 174 votes)
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 !		09/22/2026 13:12 ASOARE  Ratings distribution  2,57278/100
 
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 !		07/08/2026 17:13 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,49170/100
 
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 !		12/29/2025 17:15 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100

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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 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.


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Cardinal forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5473): By Purplepash
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Cardinal comments

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90/100
From 04/27/2016 02:41 | #164658 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A heartfelt, passionate album. The songs here each carry serious emotional weight propelled by solid musicianship. There's at least a little something on this record that anyone can relate to
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95/100
From 11/24/2016 17:41 | #179076 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The perfect soundtrack for braving Montclair's winter winds while walking to class.
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From 03/24/2017 10:50 | #188001 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Such an enjoyable little listen. Great set of songs, no filler.
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90/100
From 10/22/2016 11:07 | #177305 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Maybe Pinegrove can fill the void that was left with the breakup of The Weakerthans. Strong debut album! I really enjoy listening to it.
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75/100
From 01/04/2018 16:04 | #204571 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Really enjoyed discovering this. A bit like early Built to Spill, sort of rough around the edges, but great instrumentation and engaging lyrics.
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