Philophobia (studio album)
by Arab Strap

Arab Strap bestography

Philophobia is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Arab Strap on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Arab Strap is As Days Get Dark which is ranked number 4413 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 319.

Arab Strap album bestography « Higher ranked (4,413th)
As Days Get Dark
This album (7,041st)
Philophobia
Lower ranked (8,071st) »
The Week Never Starts Round Here

(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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Philophobia track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Philophobia rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,041st | 1990s rank: 1,148th | 1998 rank: 113th

Philophobia collection

Philophobia ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 36 votes)
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10/22/2025 21:21 EyeKanFly   8,09265/100
 
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11/01/2021 18:51 Sandrof1969   2,67868/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

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75/100
From 10/21/2021 21:53 | #275249
Album Rating: 76.62
(996/13)

1. "Packs of Three" - 80
2. "Soaps" - 73
3. "Here We Go" - 76
4. "New Birds" - 99
5. "One Day, After School" - 74
6. "Islands" - 75
7. "The Night Before the Funeral" - 70
8. "Not Quite a Yes" - 68
9. "Piglet" - 84
10. "Afterwards" - 72
11. "My Favourite Muse" - 71
12. "I Would've Liked Me a Lot Last Night" - 82
13. "The First Time You're Unfaithful" - 72
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