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Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 4 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 82 (B-). See the discography in release order.

What is Anaïs Mitchell’s best album?

By the critics, it’s Hadestown (2010), with a B-Side Breakdown of 94 (A) from 5 reviews. 100% of them liked it.

Next best: Young Man in America (84) and Anaïs Mitchell (80). Lowest rated: Child Ballads (70).

Anaïs Mitchell albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Hadestown (2010): A-Side94 A
  2. 2. Young Man in America (2012): 84 B
  3. 3. Anaïs Mitchell (2022): 80 B-
  4. 4. Child Ballads (2013): 70 C-

Anaïs Mitchell discography, in release order

The earliest here94Hadestown, 2010. Still the best reviewed.The latest80Anaïs Mitchell, 2022. 14 points below Hadestown.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Anaïs Mitchell album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

6010075likedHadestown (2010): 94942010Young Man in America (2012): 84842012Child Ballads (2013): 70702013Anaïs Mitchell (2022): 80802022

Every Anaïs Mitchell album we track, oldest first.

  1. 2010Album cover for Hadestown by Anaïs MitchellHadestown94 A
  2. 2012Album cover for Young Man in America by Anaïs MitchellYoung Man in America84 B
  3. 2013Album cover for Child Ballads by Anaïs MitchellChild Ballads70 C-
  4. 2022Album cover for Anaïs Mitchell by Anaïs MitchellAnaïs Mitchell80 B-

Which critics love Anaïs Mitchell, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Anaïs Mitchell albums.

Warmest on Anaïs MitchellUncut4 points above the other critics, on average, across 4 albums.Coolest on Anaïs MitchellThe Guardian8 points below the other critics, on average, across 4 albums.Cooled off over timeThe Guardian1 point above the other critics in its reviews from 2010–2012, 18 points below from 2013–2022.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

Uncut4 albums+4
  1. Hadestown 2010100 vs 93 from 4 others +8
  2. Young Man in America 201280 vs 85 from 8 others −5
  3. Child Ballads 201380 vs 68 from 5 others +12
  4. Anaïs Mitchell 202280 vs 80 from 7 others 0

All Uncut reviews

Pitchfork3 albums−5
  1. Young Man in America 201278 vs 85 from 8 others −7
  2. Child Ballads 201370 vs 70 from 5 others 0
  3. Anaïs Mitchell 202272 vs 81 from 7 others −9

All Pitchfork reviews

The Guardian4 albums−8
  1. Hadestown 2010100 vs 93 from 4 others +8
  2. Young Man in America 201280 vs 85 from 8 others −5
  3. Child Ballads 201340 vs 76 from 5 others −36
  4. Anaïs Mitchell 202280 vs 80 from 7 others 0

All The Guardian reviews

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