Stranger In The Alps
by Phoebe Bridgers

Stranger In The Alps by Phoebe Bridgers
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-09-22
Overall rank: 1,248th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 214 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2017 (20th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (187th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,248th)

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Phoebe Bridgers bestography

Stranger In The Alps is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by Phoebe Bridgers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Phoebe Bridgers is Punisher which is ranked number 515 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,377.

Phoebe Bridgers album bestography « Higher ranked (515th)
Punisher
This album (1,248th)
Stranger In The Alps
Lower ranked (69,014th) »
So Much Wine

(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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Stranger In The Alps rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,248th | 2010s rank: 187th | 2017 rank: 20th

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Stranger In The Alps ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 214 votes)
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03/04/2026 01:36 evo  Ratings distribution  20870/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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70/100
From 11/17/2021 16:22 | #276381
The first 3 tracks are pure brilliance and are beautifully paced and wonderfully crafted. Those 3 songs really demonstrate the potential the artist has for the future and it makes me excited for future projects. The atmosphere maintained throughout as well is dark and unsettling and creates a brilliant melancholic vibe that engulfs you for the full run time. However, this record does have a few issues with there being no real great standout tracks after the first 3 songs and I do start to lose interest around the halfway mark. Overall, this record is a great start and a great place to begin a career.
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From 12/05/2019 23:34 | #245395
Suzanne Vega in slow mo.
Nice, sad songs, I´m not fully convinced...
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From 11/09/2019 16:02 | #244585
Out of all the 2010s indie singer-songwriter albums this one is the best
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From 04/01/2019 22:42 | #234380
One of the best indie folk albums of the decade
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From 03/20/2019 04:24 | #233778
heartbreaking. earnest. passionate. introspective.
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85/100
From 12/28/2018 19:16 | #228280
Her potential is infinite. There are one or two songs I could do without, but overall this is a hauntingly beautiful album. Standouts tracks include Scott Street, Motion Sickness, and Smoke Signals. With the boygenius EP being another home run, it's exciting to think of where her career is heading.
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80/100
From 08/12/2018 10:28 | #219600
Phoebe Bridges has released a stunning group of tracks that is easily one of the best albums in 2017

So many killer tracks here: the haunting opener "Smoke Signals" , the single "Motion Sickness" with its incredible video , "Georgia" which is album highlight & was written originally by a teenage Bridges and the beautiful duet "Would You Rather"

The albums not perfect though with "You Missed My Heart" not working as an album closer , but it really is the only chink in a stunning armour

Completely wonderful

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From 05/29/2018 17:23 | #215758
Haunting. Every play brings something new. Loving it more and more.
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From 04/25/2018 17:37 | #213630
Some great moments in here, but overall it isn't that good. 7/10.
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From 01/29/2018 15:19 | #206764
This is so good. I love it - with the 1-2 punch of the twin-peaks guitar in Smoke Signals and the uptempo break-up classic of Motion Sickness, it's an instant delight that never really lets up.
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