Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (studio album) by Wilco

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
Year: 2002
Overall rank: 48th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 1,911 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2002 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of the 2000s (6th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (48th)
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85/100 (from 1,911 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 85.2/100, a mean average of 84.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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70/100
From 02/20/2024 22:04
Where albums are rated in greatness is always an interesting subject worthy of debate. There are some really decent songs on this and it is an alright album. But I have trouble understanding why this has been given such a legendary status and is ranked so high overall on this site. The slacker vocal tones are nothing unique and the musical style is nothing overly new. Good, but in no way great. That's the glorious thing about music; it's all in the ear of the beholder.
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95/100
From 12/14/2023 15:36
Good album with barely any filler songs
gives off big Velvet Underground vibes to me which is a good thing
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Rating:  
85/100
From 05/21/2023 07:42
A solid album with some truly brilliant highlights but it lacks the consistency to be right at the top. To start with the negatives, there is some filler on here that I would arguably skip out such as War On War and I'm The Man Who Loves You. Neither song feels significant or as infectious as the ones around them. This does also create a bloated listen that can drag on quite a bit. Despite this, when the music is good on here it is fantastic. The highlights for me are when they slow it down and allow the song to progress a little more. The best showcases of this is on Poor Places and I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. Both are extremely rewarding to listen to and they always make me want more Wilco content similar to this. The catchier songs are also great with Kamera and Heavy Metal Drummer being on repeat for days after I first listened to this album alongside the sensational Jesus, Etc. If they could maintain this quality this album would be right near the top of my ranking. Overall, I always enjoy this album whenever I listen to it with the slower side contrasting well with the more upbeat accessible songs but the few filler tracks drag the rating down for me.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 11/07/2022 12:57
Album Rating: 91.73
(1,009/11)

1.I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. 92
2.Kamera. 90
3.Radio Cure. 100
4.War On War. 79
5.Jesus, Etc. 96
6.Ashes Of American Flags. 94
7.Heavy Metal Drummer. 95
8.I'm The Man Who Loves You. 93
9.Pot Kettle Black. 87
10.Poor Places. 98
11.Reservations. 84
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Rating:  
80/100
From 08/31/2022 03:25
Good album
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90/100
From 04/13/2022 17:31
As American indie records go it doesn't get much better than this, in fact it is only matched by their own previous effort Summerteeth. The production is absolutely fantastic and only makes the brilliant song-writing shine even more. The album is riddled with highlights and moments of unbridled, raw and honest joy.
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80/100
From 02/14/2022 13:13
Please tell me why this album ranks so high. There must be a reason for that. 80 points is sufficient. Good but bo mind-blowingly great.
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75/100
From 12/30/2021 17:30
Excellent indie rock album. My highlights are War On War, Pot Kettle Black and I'm Trying to Break Your Heart. Reservations is the weak song on the album for me - 7 minutes of meh.
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80/100
From 12/03/2021 21:10
I’m not the biggest fan of experimental music, but this record is far more melodic and musical than other examples. I really liked the simplicity of Heavy Metal Drummer and I *almost* got into some of the more conceptual stuff.

Not sure I’ll ever be a huge fan of this record, but I liked it more than I expected to.
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75/100
From 11/03/2021 00:52
This is like the Donnie Darko of albums: a cult classic that everyone should experience at least once.
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