Philophobia
by Arab Strap
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Arab Strap bestography
Philophobia is ranked 2nd 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 4234 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 343.
(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).
Philophobia rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 61 Music Albums of 1998 | 37/61 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 73 Music Albums of 1998 | 37/73 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rikuff | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 78/100 | 23 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 90 Music Albums of 1998 | 29/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1998 | 38/95 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 81 Music Albums of 1998 | 55/81 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 15/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 150 | |||
Philophobia collection
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Philophobia ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/22/2025 21:21 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2025 12:21 | TonySayers61 | 26,042 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2022 04:14 |  Arthurknight | 9,584 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
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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Philophobia forum mentions
Repo 05/02/2022 02:04 in What album are you listening to right now?Philophobia comments
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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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