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Baroness

Baroness’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 5 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 82 (B-). See the discography in release order.

What is Baroness’ best album?

By the critics, it’s Blue Record (2009), with a B-Side Breakdown of 88 (B+) from 6 reviews. 100% of them liked it.

Next best: Purple (84) and Yellow & Green (81). Lowest rated: Stone (77).

Baroness albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Blue Record (2009): 88 B+
  2. 2. Purple (2015): 84 B
  3. 3. Yellow & Green (2012): 81 B-
  4. 4. Red Album (2007): 79 C+
  5. 5. Stone (2023): 77 C+

Baroness discography, in release order

The earliest here79Red Album, 2007The critics' favorite88Blue Record, 2009The latest77Stone, 2023. 2 points below Red Album.

The career, by Breakdown

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

6010075likedRed Album (2007): 79792007Blue Record (2009): 88882009Yellow & Green (2012): 81812012Purple (2015): 84842015Stone (2023): 77772023

Every Baroness album we track, oldest first.

  1. 2007Album cover for Red Album by BaronessRed Album79 C+
  2. 2009Album cover for Blue Record by BaronessBlue Record88 B+
  3. 2012Album cover for Yellow & Green by BaronessYellow & Green81 B-
  4. 2015Album cover for Purple by BaronessPurple84 B
  5. 2023Album cover for Stone by BaronessStone77 C+

Which critics love Baroness, and which don’t

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

Cooled off over time Pitchfork: 2 points above the other critics in its reviews from 2007–2009, 8 points below from 2015–2023.

Outlet by outlet

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

Spin3 albums+2
  1. Red Album 200780 vs 79 from 4 others +2
  2. Yellow & Green 201290 vs 80 from 9 others +10
  3. Purple 201580 vs 84 from 9 others −4

All Spin reviews

Pitchfork5 albums−2
  1. Red Album 200784 vs 78 from 4 others +7
  2. Blue Record 200985 vs 88 from 5 others −3
  3. Yellow & Green 201285 vs 80 from 9 others +5
  4. Purple 201585 vs 84 from 9 others +1
  5. Stone 202362 vs 80 from 6 others −18

All Pitchfork reviews

AllMusic5 albums−2
  1. Red Album 200770 vs 81 from 4 others −11
  2. Blue Record 2009100 vs 85 from 5 others +15
  3. Yellow & Green 201280 vs 81 from 9 others −1
  4. Purple 201580 vs 84 from 9 others −4
  5. Stone 202370 vs 79 from 6 others −9

All AllMusic reviews

PopMatters5 albums−2
  1. Red Album 200780 vs 79 from 4 others +2
  2. Blue Record 200980 vs 89 from 5 others −9
  3. Yellow & Green 201290 vs 80 from 9 others +10
  4. Purple 201580 vs 84 from 9 others −4
  5. Stone 202370 vs 79 from 6 others −9

All PopMatters reviews

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