B-Side Guys

The Shins

The Shins’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 4 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 79 (C+). See the discography in release order.

The Shins albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Chutes Too Narrow (2003): 86 B
  2. 2. Oh, Inverted World (2001): 80 B-
  3. 3. Wincing the Night Away (2007): 78 C+
  4. 4. When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return (1997): 73 C

The Shins discography, in release order

The earliest here73When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return, 1997The critics' favorite86Chutes Too Narrow, 2003The latest78Wincing the Night Away, 2007. 5 points above When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return.

The career, by Breakdown

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

6010075likedWhen You Land Here, It’s Time to Return (1997): 73731997Oh, Inverted World (2001): 80802001Chutes Too Narrow (2003): 86862003Wincing the Night Away (2007): 78782007

Every The Shins album we track, oldest first.

  1. 1997Album cover for When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return by The ShinsWhen You Land Here, It’s Time to Return73 C
  2. 2001Album cover for Oh, Inverted World by The ShinsOh, Inverted World80 B-
  3. 2003Album cover for Chutes Too Narrow by The ShinsChutes Too Narrow86 B
  4. 2007Album cover for Wincing the Night Away by The ShinsWincing the Night Away78 C+

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