The Last Romance
by Arab Strap

The Last Romance by Arab Strap
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-17
Overall rank: 20,123rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 25 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (379th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (3,666th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,123rd)

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Arab Strap bestography

The Last Romance is ranked 8th best out of 12 albums by Arab Strap on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Arab Strap is As Days Get Dark which is ranked number 4017 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 366.

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This album (20,123rd)
The Last Romance
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The Last Romance

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The Last Romance rankings summary
Overall rank: 20,123rd | 2000s rank: 3,666th | 2005 rank: 379th  Overall chart history
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The Last Romance ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 25 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.


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From imacgill 09/03/2022 18:20 in Song Chronicle
Okay...this song came out of left field. Arab Strap known for their downbeat, brooding, slowcore songs full of bitterness and melancholy, had one of the best and most upbeat pop songs of 2006. Arab Strap seemed to distance themselves from the pop of their Scottish indie peers like Belle & Sebastian…
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From neilgee 05/15/2020 04:52 in What album are you listening to right now?
What album are you listening to right now?
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From 06/27/2012 05:57 | #45424
Who would of thought that anything out of Falkirk would be better than the Falkirk Wheel (Look it up on Youtube).
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