Semper Femina
by Laura Marling

Semper Femina by Laura Marling
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-03-10
Overall rank: 2,703rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 158 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2017 (45th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (445th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,703rd)

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Laura Marling bestography

Semper Femina is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Laura Marling on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Laura Marling is Song For Our Daughter which is ranked number 1830 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 921.

Laura Marling album bestography « Higher ranked (2,088th)
Once I Was An Eagle
This album (2,703rd)
Semper Femina
Lower ranked (3,438th) »
I Speak Because I Can

(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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Semper Femina rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,703rd | 2010s rank: 445th | 2017 rank: 45th

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Semper Femina ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 158 votes)
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75/100
 
3 days ago DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:13 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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12/20/2025 21:59 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,41064/100
 
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04/21/2025 13:21 paladisiac  Ratings distribution  7,27865/100
 
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01/09/2025 01:31 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,09133/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.

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85/100
From 01/24/2018 04:32 | #206408
A rich discovery.
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From 11/26/2017 17:07 | #202102
So varied yet cohesive. The instrumentation perfectly complements her nuanced vocals. Easily one of the Top 5 albums of 2017.
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85/100
From 05/31/2017 14:44 | #191768
Exquisite. One of the best albums of 2017.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 05/27/2017 02:01 | #191490
Bold and strong, beautiful and challenging: the music, the lyrics, the singer, and the woman, that is. One of the very best female singer songwriters ever imho. This might be her most varied and masterful work yet. Will challenge for AOTY.
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100/100
From 04/25/2017 20:58 | #189844
10/10 Laura never fails!
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Rating:  
80/100
From 04/11/2017 04:21 | #189048
Great album
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Rating:  
90/100
From 04/08/2017 05:37 | #188889
Without a doubt the best sounding album of 2017 to date. Listen with a good pair of headphones to find an expansive soundstage and clear separation among instruments. So far the songwriting is holding up with the production. This looking to be a highlight of 2017.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 03/26/2017 06:03 | #188114
Not a ton of time has been spent with this one, but it's a lavish, soulful record. Maybe not immediately compelling, but really good.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 03/14/2017 18:27 | #187431
Not quite as instantly great as the last two albums but it's certainly growing on me with each listen. She still seems inspired and seems more mature than ever on this LP. Whether it will hit the heights of the previous two records I'll have to wait and see but so far it's another very good Laura Marling LP.
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