Seventh Tree
by Goldfrapp
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Goldfrapp bestography
Seventh Tree is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Goldfrapp on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Goldfrapp is Felt Mountain which is ranked number 1140 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,532.
(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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Seventh Tree track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Seventh Tree rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2008 by The Observer (Incomplete) | 5/14 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2008 | 57/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | All Music Guide Albums of the Year 2008 Pop New Releases | 24/64 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 134 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 541 | |||
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Seventh Tree ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2026 23:03 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,740 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 19:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,591 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2026 16:53 |  ExTeaSea | 5,239 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5393): By videoheadcleaner BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150
pedro1976 03/27/2025 17:45 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Seventh Tree comments
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bcmandude 10/14/2019 16:43 | #243739 | TOP COMMENT
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Seventh Tree is perfect for early autumn, when the animals are still around but the leaves are starting to fall.
Warm, fleeting folktronica soundscapes form a pastoral backdrop to art pop lyrics that primarily deal with the strangeness of humans and the many methods of achieving temporary happiness in a world that is ultimately sad. Alison Goldfrapp sings about joining cults in "Happiness", getting breast implants in "Clowns", and waking up in a hospital after over-dosing in "A&E", weaving tales of an unending quest for inner-peace. But she offers a glimmer of hope with the romantic closing track "Monster Love".
Aesthetically, Seventh Tree is largely inspired by 1960s/70s turn-of-the-decade culture like hippie cults, nomadic caravanners, psychedelic rock, and baroque pop. The album is a brilliant precursor to the dreamy retro art pop sound that we've heard from artists like Weyes Blood, Japanese Breakfast and Lana Del Rey this decade.
Altogether, Goldfrapp's best album and one of my all-time favourites. (Edited)
In all honesty, this one has never gelled with me in comparison to all their other records and the audacity to call it their best record reeks of rockism. "Seventh Tree" has its moments, and I understand the need to switch things up after the electronics of black cherry / supernature , but you know, just because they're doing some folky guitar balladeering here, doesn't mean it's automatically superior to their electropop. Mixed opinions really, but there are some good tracks here.
ExTeaSea 09/03/2018 05:36 | #220466 | TOP COMMENT
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Very very good! Was pleasantly surprised with this one.
Another great Goldfrapp album. Doesn't quite have the sparkle of Felt Mountain but comes in at quite a close second with some beautiful musicianship and haunting vocals.
Boltzmann 03/16/2018 21:59 | #211072
"Clowns" is one of two songs of which my initial thought was: "are you allowed to just do that?", like I didn't even see it as an option. The other song being "Black Dog" of Led Zeppelin. It is so simple, anyone could make it, yet it still baffles me.
Furthermore, the album is very good for when you're stressed out, because of the calm atmosphere and the subjects of the songs: I view "Road to Somewhere" as an ode to living in the moment.
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