American Football (2016)
by American Football
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American Football bestography
American Football (2016) is ranked 3rd best out of 5 albums by American Football on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by American Football is American Football (1999) which is ranked number 511 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,370.
(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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American Football (2016) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
American Football (2016) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 58 Music Albums of 2016 | 57/58 | 0 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 63 Music Albums of 2016 | 32/63 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2025 | tim0505 | Top 7 Music Albums of 2016 | 5/7 | 2 |
| 2024 |  luigybetis | Top 26 Music Albums of 2016 | 17/26 | 2 |
| 2024 |  ammf3 | Top 24 Music Albums of 2016 | 12/24 | 3 |
| 2024 |  jhuik | Top 43 Music Albums of 2016 | 32/43 | 1 |
| 2024 | jlsfourth | Top 10 Music Albums of 2016 | 6/10 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 38 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 110 | |||
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American Football (2016) ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2026 20:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,615 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 19:43 | LosWochos | 47,529 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2026 14:07 |  Milhaud | 2,155 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.3/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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luigybetis 04/25/2018 15:31 | #213603 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is awesome, I didn't think they would make the same emotive sound of their previous album/ep. 8/10.
following up an album about teenage angst after over 15 years was gonna be hard in more ways than one, and it shows. even if lines like "doctor, it hurts when i exist" or "i've malevolence inside of me" aren't actually worse than anything on the first album, it certainly feels like it when it's coming out of a fully grown man rather than a teenager. the vocal delivery seems a little tighter and less emotive, too.
so the lyrics aren't nearly as effective, which should be a given. that said, the music seems just as remembered. tight and overlapping guitar lines in dynamic songs with some standout drumming deliver here. there's a lot going on in these songs, and it's quite a thing to behold. the production isn't quite as "warm" this time around, though.
this album successfully does NOT ruin american football's legacy, nor the impact of the first album. but it isn't close to the same level of it's predecessor, and will be remembered as a footnote to it rather than as an equal.
65/100. favorite tracks: my instincts are the enemy, desire gets in the way
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