The Muse
by The Wood Brothers
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The Muse is ranked as the best album by The Wood Brothers.
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The Muse rankings summary
Overall rank: 29,820th | 2010s rank: 6,904th | 2013 rank: 729th 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 | joathome | Top 94 Music Albums of 2013 | 65/94 | 2 |
| 2026 | Herdandhokies | Top 41 Greatest Music Albums | 37/41 | 12 |
| 2023 | weston | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2022 |  buzzdainer | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 92 Music Albums of 2013 | 28/92 | 4 |
| 2020 |  ledaero | Top 21 Music Albums of 2013 | 16/21 | 1 |
| 2020 | weston | Top 25 Music Albums of 2013 | 10/25 | 3 |
| 2018 | rkm | Top 36 Music Albums of 2013 | 10/36 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/05/2026 17:07 | Herdandhokies | 380 | 55/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2018 00:17 | weston | 3,176 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2016 01:13 | rkm | 3,247 | 73/100 |
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From rkm 09/22/2017 12:34 in I'm a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll
“Country-ish. Sounds like a funkier version of The Band, at times.”
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buzzdainer 08/13/2017 20:30 | #196029
buzzdainer 08/13/2017 20:30 | #196029
The refrain from this indie folk and progressive bluegrass album's title track--"Thinking’s the last thing that you want to do"--in reference to the singer's "muse," whomever she may be, is lovely and inspirational and true, and far less naive than cynical music fans will think it is.
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