The Music Canon · No. 87 of 250Methodology
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Doolittle (1989)

0.3371Canon Score · ranked #87 all time

Aggregated from 4 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

Doolittle is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released on April 17, 1989, on 4AD. The album was an instant critical success and became the band's breakthrough album. Doolittle was especially well received in Europe, where the British music weeklies Melody Maker and Sounds named it their album of the year. Pixies' main songwriter and lead vocalist Black Francis wrote the idiosyncra

Why it ranks #87

Every list on which Doolittle appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#8 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#141 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#227 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected