Electr-O-Pura
by Yo La Tengo
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Yo La Tengo bestography
Electr-O-Pura is ranked 5th best out of 31 albums by Yo La Tengo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yo La Tengo is I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One which is ranked number 474 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,554.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Electr-O-Pura track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Electr-O-Pura rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1995 | 44/80 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Yo La Tengo: So Far.. | 3/7 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 39 Music Albums of 1995 | 18/39 | 3 |
| 2026 | AlienCinema | Top 95 Music Albums of 1995 | 68/95 | 1 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 99 Music Albums of 1995 | 72/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 1995 | 4/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 55 Music Albums of 1995 | 47/55 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 1001-1100 | 84/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 51 Music Albums of 1995 | 16/51 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 101 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 441 | |||
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Electr-O-Pura ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2026 01:35 | AAL2014 | 4,315 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2026 15:19 | matterhornrider | 5,186 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2026 21:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,939 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Electr-O-Pura forum mentions
imacgill 06/09/2026 23:07 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) imacgill 09/28/2022 02:20 in Song ChronicleElectr-O-Pura comments
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ghosttomost 05/21/2014 22:19 | #112524 | TOP COMMENT
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On Electr-O-Pura, Yo La Tengo produce what I consider their most consistent and cohesive album to date. Nowhere near as sprawling as their upcoming albums, Electr-O-Pura is a strong and focused alternative rock album unparalleled by many other bands. With highlights too numerous to list, I will instead recommend spending some quality time with "Blue Line Swinger", the album's closing track. A perfectly-nuanced build leading to an explosive climax with offkey Beach Boys-esque background vocals as icing on the cake, Yo La Tengo prove they are a band like no other. Lightyears above and beyond the competition.
I like to listen to this album when I'm driving. It can get kind of hard to hear it though. I can dig it.
Very good album. Blue Line Swinger and Flying Lesson are amazing!
Favorite tracks: Decora, Flying Lesson, The Hour Grows Late, Blue Line Swinger
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