Beautiful Freak
by Eels
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Beautiful Freak is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by Eels on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Eels is Electro-Shock Blues which is ranked number 713 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,408.
(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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Beautiful Freak track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Beautiful Freak rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 57/100 | 43 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 75 Music Albums of 1996 | 39/75 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1996 | 38/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 401-500 | 68/100 | - |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 45 Music Albums of 1996 | 20/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 20 Music Albums of 1996 | 13/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  pedro1976 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1996 | 6/25 | 4 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 54 Music Albums of 1996 | 14/54 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 362 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,974 | |||
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Beautiful Freak ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 22:10 | Skerns | 5,184 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 10:47 | jonny5244 | 8,462 | 63/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 18:46 | RemainInLight | 3,749 | 35/100 |
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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 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Forum mentions
pedro1976 08/15/2026 07:09 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 08/13/2026 14:53 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 07/21/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5380): By PurplepashBeautiful Freak comments
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Production is screaming 90s, but it mostly works as a good thing here. (Edited)
Fantastic opener. After that however I find it just mainly plods along under the guise of a monotone tortured artist. As a whole it's alright, just nothing spectacular.
A classic 90's record that only gets better the more times you listen to it. One of the biggest strengths of this record and all Eel's releases is the vocal which is so distinctive and makes every song have that edge making the group standout. It is deep and gritty but full of power and can absolutely dominate songs such as Novocaine For The Soul as well as be gentle and soothing on My Beloved Monster. The lyrical delivery is exceptional as well and every song is a performance. This is then backed up by some great instrumentation which could be considered a little simplistic at times but despite this it is still extremely engaging and hypnotising. There are some fantastic choruses and hooks on here as well that are just so infectious and they make me want to keep coming back time and time again to these songs. Their sound just feels so warm, homely and it fills me with nostalgia despite not even being born when this was released. Overall, this record deserves a listen due to its large collection of great songs that all fit together so well and create a brilliant experience. (Edited)
Album Rating: 80.50
(966/12)
1.Novocaine For The Soul. 87
2.Susan's House. 86
3.Rags To Rags. 79
4.Beautiful Freak. 68
5.Not Ready Yet. 85
6.My Beloved Monster. 72
7.Flower. 83
8.Guest List. 81
9.Mental. 84
10.Spunky. 75
11.Your Lucky Day In Hell. 85
12.Manchild. 81 (Edited)
teague 08/27/2021 17:48 | #272940
I was a bit harsh on Electro Shock Blues when I first listened to it, but it really grew on me, so I went into this knowing what to expect somewhat. And I really really enjoyed this one. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but it sounds like elevator music from a different dimension, I would like to be transported there.
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