The English Riviera
by Metronomy
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The English Riviera is ranked as the best album by Metronomy.
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The English Riviera track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The English Riviera ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/06/2026 22:37 | AriellaLima | 14 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 17:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,376 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2026 12:27 | cicadelic | 13,564 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2026 12:09 | haz215 | 114 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 23:45 | Dovahkin | 44 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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First half is great, second half is very forgettable. Overall - good. The Look, Everything Goes My Way and We Broke Free are my favourites. (Edited)
A warm day at blackpool beach.
There are some good songs on this album, but they're pretty forgettable and the last 4 songs on the album just sink the potential of it. The Look dominates all of them and the bay is a catchy pop tune.
interesting, multi-layered and most of all *fun* pop music that manages to breeze right by like a charming summer holiday. first-rate tunes to make you smile :) (Edited)
Definitely their best so far
A very enjoyable album.
benpaco 09/29/2013 16:08 | #87157 | TOP COMMENT
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Agree with Covecove. They're definitely a good band, saw them open for Coldplay and they were great, great energy and a great show. The Look and The Bay are great and at least the first half of them album is very good.
Very average album. I do not get tired while listening but does not give joy. The best track: The Bay.
Hayden 10/09/2011 15:43 | #28165 | TOP COMMENT
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What covecove said sums it up. Great first half, and drops into a very subtle, lame second half. Everything Goes my Way is the best track in my opinion. (Edited)
covecove 08/11/2011 23:29 | #26123 | TOP COMMENT
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Phenomenal first half of the album, stylized electro pop perfectly executed with a great mix of voices and really interesting arangements, the second half is not as brilliant although it stills has a lot of class... (Edited)
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