Storytelling
by Belle And Sebastian

Album
Storytelling by Belle And Sebastian
Year: 2002
Overall rank: 27,579th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 52 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2002 (481st)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (5,091st)
Award Best albums of all time (27,579th)

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Belle And Sebastian bestography

Storytelling is ranked 17th best out of 21 albums by Belle And Sebastian on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Belle And Sebastian is If You're Feeling Sinister which is ranked number 143 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,432.

Belle And Sebastian album bestography « Higher ranked (22,499th)
The Third Eye Centre This album (27,579th)
Storytelling Lower ranked (28,600th) »
Days Of The Bagnold Summer

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Storytelling track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Fiction
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Freak
Average Rating: 75 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman
Average Rating: 63 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Fuck This Shit
Average Rating: 76 (14 votes)Comments: View 1
5.
Night Walk
Average Rating: 76 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Dialogue: Jersey's Where It's At
Average Rating: 63 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Black And White Unite
Average Rating: 76 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Consuelo
Average Rating: 74 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Dialogue: Toby
Average Rating: 62 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Storytelling
Average Rating: 78 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Dialogue: Class Rank
Average Rating: 63 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
I Don't Want To Play Football
Average Rating: 74 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
Consuelo Leaving
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
Wandering Alone
Average Rating: 75 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
15.
Dialogue: Mandingo Cliche
Average Rating: 67 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
16.
Scooby Driver
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
17.
Fiction (Reprise)
Average Rating: 74 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
18.
Big John Shaft
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0

Storytelling rankings

Storytelling rankings summary
Overall rank: 27,579th | 2000s rank: 5,091st | 2002 rank: 481st  Overall chart history
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Storytelling ratings

Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 52 votes)
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 !		07/09/2026 23:24 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,79079/100
 
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 !		06/10/2026 01:10 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  4,33875/100
 
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 !		12/25/2025 12:27 ThuramThugood  Ratings distribution  3,03467/100

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Storytelling forum mentions

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From LittleM1971 10/09/2016 21:16 in What album are you listening to right now?
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From Anonymous 09/22/2014 16:25 in CLOSED Let's Rank 19: Belle & Sebastian
“11: Points From Number 1: 164 10: Points From Number 1: 154 9: Points From Number 1: 147 8: Points From Number 1: 119 First Place Votes: 2 7: Points From Number 1: 115 First Place Votes: 1 6: Points From Number 1: 103 5: Points From Number 1: 98 4: Points From Number 1: 78 First Place Votes: 1 3:…”
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Storytelling comments

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Rating:  
75/100
From 12/23/2025 12:21 | #312279
Album Rating: 75.83
(910/12)

Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Storytelling

03.06.2002

1.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Fiction 77
2.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Freak 76
3.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman n/a (63) n/a
4.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Fuck This Shit 70
5.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Night Walk 75
6.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Jersey's Where It's At n/a (60) n/a
7.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Black And White Unite 70
8.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Consuelo 65
9.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Toby n/a (60) n/a
10.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Storytelling 79
11.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Class Rank n/a (68) n/a
12.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - I Don't Want To Play Football 82
13.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Consuelo Leaving 83
14.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Wandering Alone 68
15.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Mandingo Cliche n/a (70) n/a
16.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Scooby Driver 85
17.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Fiction (Reprise) n/a (72) n/a
18.Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Big John Shaft 80

Ranked in order:

* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Scooby Driver 85
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Consuelo Leaving 83
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - I Don't Want To Play Football 82
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Big John Shaft 80
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Storytelling 79
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Fiction 77
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Freak 76
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Night Walk 75
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Fiction (Reprise) n/a (72) n/a
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Fuck This Shit 70
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Black And White Unite 70
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Mandingo Cliche n/a (70) n/a
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Wandering Alone 68
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Class Rank n/a (68) n/a
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Consuelo 65
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman n/a (63) n/a
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Jersey's Where It's At n/a (60) n/a
* Belle And Sebastian (Story - UK - SCO - OST - Jun 02) - Dialogue: Toby n/a (60) n/a (Edited)
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Rating:  
65/100
From 02/21/2018 21:14 | #209124
I brani di questo disco ( tutti, anche quelli strumentali ) godono di un approccio melodico che si assesta grosso modo sulla vetta del livello del gruppo ( quindi alto ) e l'album si fa apprezzare in toto, pur avendo meno brani costruiti secondo una regolare forma canzone…
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From 07/29/2015 05:10 | #146668
Largely instrumental, conceptually interesting. But Murdoch's vocals are always one of the highlights of B&S albums.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/11/2012 15:17 | #57532
I didn't expect much and the end result is as enchanting as anything they've ever done.
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