Paging Mr. Proust
by The Jayhawks
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The Jayhawks bestography
Paging Mr. Proust is ranked 7th best out of 18 albums by The Jayhawks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Jayhawks is Tomorrow The Green Grass which is ranked number 1727 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 987.
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Paging Mr. Proust track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Paging Mr. Proust rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 58 Music Albums of 2016 | 51/58 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s, #401-500 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 70 Music Albums of 2016 | 49/70 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 67 Music Albums of 2016 | 27/67 | 3 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top albums, #2001-2100* | 37/80 | - |
| 2024 | henrygreen0203 | Top 70 Music Albums of 2016 | 22/70 | 4 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 90 Music Albums of 2016 | 24/90 | 4 |
| 2023 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 64 Music Albums of 2016 | 56/64 | 1 |
| 2022 | Rovers | Top 17 Music Albums of 2016 | 7/17 | 3 |
| 2021 | multiverso | Top 70 Music Albums of the 2010s | 21/70 | 14 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 65 | |||
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Paging Mr. Proust ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2024 00:40 | PapaShiz86 | 11,696 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2022 14:26 | LosWochos | 47,526 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2022 03:02 |  Arthurknight | 9,587 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.3.
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Forum mentions
Repo 10/22/2023 13:16 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 01/03/2021 19:28 in My discoveries per year paladisiac 02/09/2017 16:42 in What album are you listening to right now?Paging Mr. Proust comments
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Following henrygreen's comment, I would say that it is a 20-year "half-comeback".
I explain now. This album has standout tracks like "Quiet corners...", "Lovers of the sun" or "Comeback kids". They remind me of two wonderful albums like Rainy Day Music and, to a less extent, Sound of Lies. However, the rest of the album is just OK, and I am being generous ;)
Still, it's nice to have these guys back.
A pleasant surprise from a band that seems to be making a 20-year comeback.
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