I Know What Love Isn't
by Jens Lekman

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I Know What Love Isn't by Jens Lekman
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-09-03
Overall rank: 10,056th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 37 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (212th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (2,003rd)
Award Best albums of all time (10,056th)

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Jens Lekman bestography

I Know What Love Isn't is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Jens Lekman on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jens Lekman is Night Falls Over Kortedala which is ranked number 1465 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,168.

Jens Lekman album bestography « Higher ranked (7,768th)
When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog This album (10,056th)
I Know What Love Isn't Lower ranked (15,323rd) »
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Overall rank: 10,056th | 2010s rank: 2,003rd | 2012 rank: 212th  Overall chart history
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Every song he makes is wonderful
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This is his best album for me - consistently hits an emotional depth not seen on his other records. As far as break-up albums go, this is up there with the very best.
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