True Sadness
by The Avett Brothers
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The Avett Brothers bestography
True Sadness is ranked 7th best out of 16 albums by The Avett Brothers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Avett Brothers is I And Love And You which is ranked number 2847 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 547.
(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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True Sadness track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
True Sadness rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (64), #0501-0600 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 65 Music Albums of 2016 | 57/65 | 1 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | 2010s 65rating (64.71-64.17), #001-100* | 81/95 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 67 Music Albums of 2016 | 61/67 | 1 |
| 2025 | jon5417 | Top 24 Music Albums of 2016 | 24/24 | 0 |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 90 Music Albums of 2016 | 42/90 | 3 |
| 2024 | henrygreen0203 | Top 70 Music Albums of 2016 | 19/70 | 4 |
| 2023 |  PanheadWarrior | Top 59 Music Albums of 2016 | 24/59 | 3 |
| 2021 |  samistake2ice | Top 60 Music Albums of 2016 | 49/60 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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True Sadness ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/14/2026 14:50 | asimpkins | 3,158 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2025 16:12 | paladisiac | 7,346 | 65/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2024 08:59 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
Forum mentions
planetneutral 01/24/2021 05:03 in planetneutral's Master Rating Log 2021- planetneutral 01/24/2021 03:16 in What album are you listening to right now? paladisiac 06/28/2016 20:02 in What album are you listening to right now?True Sadness comments
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planetneutral 01/24/2021 05:02 | #264969
Solidly crafted as ever, but only a few songs that hit the higher level of Avett songwriting.
llibnanoon 06/30/2020 13:33 | #254804
Not their best, but some strong stand out tracks. "No Hard Feelings" is a Masterpiece!
I was really disappointed with this record by one of my favorite bands. It lacks a lot of the passion of their best work and the song writing seems to have slipped a bit too. However, No Hard Feelings has to be one of their absolute best songs. It's lyrically brilliant and just a beautiful listen.
The latest from the brothers from Concord, NC. The punk edge of Emotionalism is gone and all we have is mellow goodness. It's still a good listen if you like folk with an electrified edge.
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