Ceremony (studio album)
by Phantogram
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Phantogram bestography
Ceremony is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Phantogram on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Phantogram is Voices which is ranked number 5823 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 227.
(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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Ceremony track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ceremony rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | Jaymantheman | Top 56 Music Albums of 2020 | 47/56 | 1 |
| 2025 | ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 25/100 | 9 |
| 2025 | ExTeaSea | F2LF: Bands I've Seen Live | 1/43 | - |
| 2025 |  identifer | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 15/100 | 10 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Top 87 Music Albums of 2020 | 51/87 | 2 |
| 2025 | identifer | Top 18 Music Albums of 2020 | 5/18 | 4 |
| 2024 | ExTeaSea | F2LF: Phantogram | 4/6 | - |
| 2022 | mrfloosak | Top 78 Music Albums of the 2020s | 37/78 | 6 |
| 2020 | stat | Top 11 Greatest Music Albums | 4/11 | - |
| 2020 | Cosmo | Top 28 Music Albums of 2020 | 26/28 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 39 | |||
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Ceremony ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/05/2023 19:23 | ExTeaSea | 5,077 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2022 03:05 | identifer | 929 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2021 04:22 | MegoEvilBear | 2,147 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2021 00:05 |  Helios | 5,851 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2021 03:58 | robinmkick19 | 729 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.4.
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ExTeaSea 05/26/2020 07:18 | #252093
Phantastic! Love this band and everything they do. They are a treat to see live because of Sarah Barthel's fun electric stage presence. Been looking forward to this album since last summer. Mister Impossible and Into Happiness were fun seeing live. Can't wait till I see them again cuz Dear God would make a great concert "banger". Such a funky catchy AF song. Ceremony is easily their best closing song. Only complaint is that it needed one more track because the album is a bit short.
This is their most approachable album yet - As their more buttoned-up / electro-pop side is certainly given the spotlight on this album. But still - Ceremony delivers on a wide scope.
The melodic & radio-ready sound is at its peak on this project with Dear God - super clean and unvaried drums, & light pop-synths, lead by bright, repetitive vocals. Their deeper cuts are some of my favorite moments, and they really amplify their pre-established surreal and trippy sound. Take News Today & Gaunt Kids - Very eerie, whispery and distorted vocals over a hazy soundscape. Although - both of these songs felt anti-climactic - both have an interesting buildup that just leads to… nothing. With exception to Ceremony? That is a complete catastrophic, distorted, K-Hole of an experience the ending on that song is? Amazing - Amazing… Moments like this are why I have a hard time fully siding with those who say they lost their edge. This is brilliant. Call me a Stan. I’ll take it
Really the only low moments are the tracks Pedestal & Glowing - Sarah’s voice is BEAUTIFUL - especially over the airy pianos on Glowing. I felt like they fell flat - just uninteresting overall. And I’m not saying these songs are bad - by any means - just in comparison to the other tracks - it's not at the level.
There’s no debate that Ceremony is indeed more agreeable, has more mass appeal. However - I do like this album quite a bit - Am I blown away? No - Did they introduce a new progressive sound? No - my take is, while they continue to widen their spectrum of sound they do a good job at representing the entire spectrum. Even at their poppiest / easiest to digest songs - there is still a sense of artistry.
8/10
FAVORITE: CEREMONY / MISTER IMPOSSIBLE / NEWS TODAY / INTO HAPPINESS
Or you could watch on youtube @paijebreaks
Solid album that drops off a bit at the end. Nothing really shines through as a major "banger" though, just a collection of good songs consistent with their historic sound.
Favorite Tracks: Dear God, In A Spiral, Pedestal
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