The Microphones

The Microphones is an Alias of Phil Elverum

The best album credited to The Microphones is The Glow Pt. 2 which is ranked number 200 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 7,709.

The Microphones is ranked number 197 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 10,566.

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The Microphones best albums

The following albums by The Microphones are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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The Microphones

Year of Release:

2003

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3 charts

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Overall artist rank:

197

Total albums: 1. Page 1 of 1

This may not be a complete discography for The Microphones.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

The Microphones bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	0	0%
1980s	0	0%
1990s	3	0%
2000s	10	0%
2010s	2	0%
2020s	2	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	15	88%
Yes	2	12%

Live?	Albums	%
No	16	94%
Yes	1	6%

The Microphones best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

Track

Rating/Comments

I Want Wind To Blow

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 91 (263 votes)Comments: 3

The Glow Pt.2

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 91 (264 votes)Comments: 5

The Moon

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 91 (221 votes)Comments: 3

I Felt Your Shape

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 87 (163 votes)Comments: 2

The Sun

(from the album Mount Eerie)

Average Rating: 87 (58 votes)Comments: 0

Headless Horseman

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 86 (171 votes)Comments: 0

Map

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 86 (151 votes)Comments: 2

Solar System

(from the album Mount Eerie)

Average Rating: 86 (57 votes)Comments: 1

The Glow

(from the album It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water)

Average Rating: 85 (33 votes)Comments: 0

10.

The Pull

(from the album It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water)

Average Rating: 85 (35 votes)Comments: 1

11.

Second Part Of One Long Song

(from the album Microphones In 2020)

Average Rating: 85 (53 votes)Comments: 1

12.

You'll Be In The Air

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 85 (152 votes)Comments: 0

13.

I Felt My Size

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 84 (146 votes)Comments: 1

14.

Universe

(from the album Mount Eerie)

Average Rating: 84 (46 votes)Comments: 0

15.

The Gleam Pt.2

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 84 (146 votes)Comments: 0

16.

My Roots Are Strong And Deep

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 83 (150 votes)Comments: 0

17.

Ice

(from the album It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water)

Average Rating: 83 (27 votes)Comments: 0

18.

I Want To Be Cold

(from the album The Glow Pt. 2)

Average Rating: 83 (147 votes)Comments: 0

19.

Universe

(from the album Mount Eerie)

Average Rating: 83 (45 votes)Comments: 0

20.

Mt. Eerie

(from the album Mount Eerie)

Average Rating: 82 (46 votes)Comments: 2

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The Microphones ratings

Average Rating:

80/100 (from 38 votes)

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Artist ratings	Avg. artist rating
75/100 !	09/22/2023 17:03	Stevo796	980	74/100
95/100 !	08/24/2023 02:20	MaxStorm98	542	92/100
75/100 !	05/13/2022 16:42	platus	2,111	72/100
50/100 !	05/02/2022 18:21	paladisiac	1,035	67/100
55/100 !	09/25/2021 08:41	pago82	1,360	67/100

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This artist is rated in the top 3% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 18.5.

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thirstyDog 01/25/2018 20:55 | #206505

the Glow pt. 2 and Mount Eerie are unlike anything else. Two of the most unique albums ever. Phil is a gifted artist. I just wish he put even the slightest bit of effort into singing well.

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JulianR 06/28/2017 07:27 | #193327

One of the most unique and innovative artists out there. The Microphones released three masterpieces before Phil disbanded the project and began anew, with Mount Eerie (the band)

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95/100

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MrFrogger 04/16/2013 01:49 | #73357

One of my favorite artists of all time. Phil is a true lyrical genius, his ability to capture that magical element his lyrics bring is something you don't see too often

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