At the end of 2006, "One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This" appeared on several critics' lists of the year's best albums. It was voted the 43rd best record of the year in "The Village Voice"s annual Pazz & Jop poll and was ranked 29th by "The Observer", 27th by "Mojo", 17th by "Blender", 12th by "Rolling Stone", 8th by "Classic Rock", and 4th by "Hits". Christgau named it his album of the year, and in 2009, he ranked it as the ninth best album of the 2000s decade.