Ears
by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith bestography
Ears is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is The Kid which is ranked number 7834 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 163.
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Ears track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ears 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 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Orange Peel Musikblog Alben des Jahres 2016 | 2/15 | - |
| 2026 |  drstuey | Top 35 Music Albums of 2016 | 11/35 | 4 |
| 2026 | kevinrob4 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 47/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 98 Music Albums of 2016 | 70/98 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 41 Music Albums of 2016 | 29/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2016 | 49/98 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard 2016 Year in Review | 84/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 54 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 96 | |||
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Ears ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/21/2026 20:31 | imimesis | 2,127 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2026 12:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,241 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2023 15:46 | zomg101 | 2,227 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
Ears forum mentions
neilgee 08/28/2026 13:16 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
SleepDealer 04/20/2019 19:57 in What album are you listening to right now?
cestuneblague 09/08/2017 23:58 in 2016 BEAMAs Award PresentationView all forum mentions
Ears comments
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A nice discovery later in the year thanks to Miles Bowe. Her music at times reminds me of Fever Ray, Emeralds and Holly Herndon, but she’s definitely doing her own thing. What I really like about this one is the production, there’s stuff happening in all directions and it’s very immersive.
Best track: When I Try, I’m Full. Hard to discern any of the words she’s singing, but who cares. Cool animated video too.
SleepDealer 12/19/2016 19:42 | #180536
Really pretty synthesizer music, teems with life. Album cover fits the sound and aesthetic well.
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