Solace
by Sarah McLachlan
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Sarah McLachlan bestography
Solace is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by Sarah McLachlan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sarah McLachlan is Fumbling Towards Ecstasy which is ranked number 3257 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 467.
(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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Solace track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Solace rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums female (2 B deleted) | 65/84 | - |
| 2026 | mianfei | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s | 59/70 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top Albums Of 1991 (101 - 200) | 6/29 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 98 Music Albums of 1991 | 97/98 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 98 Music Albums of 1991 | 93/98 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 46 Music Albums of 1991 | 20/46 | 3 |
| 2026 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 98/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 65 | |||
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Solace ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/12/2025 12:01 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2024 04:55 |  slatsheit | 2,074 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2024 08:18 | TonySayers61 | 25,924 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.
Solace forum mentions
neilgee 04/06/2026 15:28 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 01/11/2024 23:23 in Cover Songs: Side By SideSolace comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/28/2013 18:14 | #82614
Sarah McLachlan takes control of her own art on this album. She finally writes the song (mostly by herself) and actually has something to say. Her voice is as haunting as ever. Not quite up to her peak, but getting there.
Sarah Mclachlan's second best album after, fumbling towards ecstasy. Solace, is an utterly beautiful record full of lovely songs sung and peformed brilliantly. There are some of Mclachlan's best songs here in, drawn to the rhythm, I will not forget you, and, into the fire. Gorgeous record.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/17/2012 20:54 | #42571
Sarah McLachlan, a solo artist I really enjoy a lot. This album isn't that bad but she'd get a lot better.
Decent album. Fav track; Into the fire.
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