The Swell Season 
Variations: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova*, The Swell Season.
The latest album released by The Swell Season is Forward. This album was released 06/13/2025.
The best album credited to The Swell Season is The Swell Season which is ranked number 8,243 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 150.
The Swell Season is ranked number 4,566 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 188.
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The Swell Season best albums
The following albums by The Swell Season are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
This may not be a complete discography for The Swell Season.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 Swell Season bestography composition
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The Swell Season best tracks
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80/100 ![]() | 01/17/2024 18:32 | LosWochos | ![]() | 79/100 |
65/100 ![]() | 12/16/2020 16:26 | pago82 | ![]() | 67/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 05/03/2016 11:36 | 100IDream | ![]() | 77/100 |
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The self-titled album is great, and alarmingly underrated here - perhaps just unknown? Check out the movie Once is you need to be introduced to Glen Hansard and his fresh talent. Falling Slowly is one of his greatest tracks, but he has others as well.
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