Telephono
by Spoon
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Spoon bestography
Telephono is ranked 10th best out of 14 albums by Spoon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spoon is They Want My Soul which is ranked number 673 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,551.
(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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Telephono track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Telephono rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 12 Music Albums of 1996 | 4/12 | 4 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 26 Music Albums of 1996 | 10/26 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1996 | 11/16 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 68 Music Albums of 1996 | 52/68 | 1 |
| 2026 | spigelwii | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s | 12/70 | 17 |
| 2026 | spigelwii | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 87/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1996 | 26/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 93/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 63 | |||
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Telephono ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 22:14 | Skerns | 5,212 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 02:58 | AAL2014 | 4,309 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2025 19:47 | dihansse | 6,384 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Telephono forum mentions
dihansse 10/04/2024 19:15 in My discoveries per year
Jimmy Dread 06/25/2016 15:10 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayTelephono comments
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spigelwii 03/04/2021 14:46 | #266946
Woefully underrated. This is not the Spoon of 2017, 2010, 2007, or even 2001, but what is here is a collection of gripping, rocking, Pixies-esque post-punk tunes played by the same guys who would eventually bring you Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and others. It's Spoon at their most raw, their most angry, and their most unique (relative to themselves). (Edited)
I disagree with anyone saying that this album isn't worth a listen. It might be Spoon's least good album (I'm not even sure though), but it's still really good!
A real violent record, raw and very creative. We can definitely hear the potential of the band. "Telephono" is a must-listen for any Spoon fan!
Spoon's debut isn't much. It is pretty rough and raw. They don't know their identity yet.
Start listening at Girls Can Tell. Maybe spin this once or twice if your a band fan to see the development of a great band
koner1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2015 03:02 | #142117
by far the weakest album by Spoon, however it has some grittiness in the way Britt's vocals scrape up against the guitars which is good
llibnanoon 05/19/2020 19:55 | #251740
Kind of a cross between Nirvana and Everclear.
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