Something
by Chairlift
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Something is ranked as the best album by Chairlift.
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Something track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 01:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,510 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 16:39 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 11:28 | TonySayers61 | 25,438 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2024 18:21 |  RasmV | 2,580 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2024 10:36 | dukeboxkool | 2,232 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.
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This album never quite lives up to the potential of its singles, unfortunately. Still, it's probably Chairlift's best.
Mophos 11/16/2013 18:38 | #92952
A solid pop record that was overlooked in my opinion.
paladisiac 01/02/2013 18:57 | #59829 | TOP COMMENT
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Hearing chairlift i think of a more synthetically processed matt & kim or maybe camera obscura. Chairlift are poppier, there's no doubt. I'd more expect them to cover hall & oates than the bird and bee. But that's digressing -- all of these synth-pop tunes lean towards the hook, some executing better than others, like "sidewalk safari". It sounds like Library Voices awash in synth with a hint of stevie nicks / fleetwood mac. A couple songs near the end are "just ok", which keeps me from really liking this one.
Not a bad cd on any accounts, but there are just so many half-baked songs and it often seems to play to the worst of those modern brooklyn-band pretensions
Skirting down the corridors to deep in the pan shiny melted felt tips we have this little album! For all its merits and all its charm it keeps a calm smile and polite facade at all times. 'Met Before' and 'I belong in your arms' really prove it can set the roof a light though. Aims high, gets bigger and exceeds all expectations. No disappointment to be found every where. Your shiny shiny album for 2012!
I Belong In Your Arms is def. one of my favorite tracks of 2012
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