Words And Music By Saint Etienne
by Saint Etienne
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Saint Etienne bestography
Words And Music By Saint Etienne is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by Saint Etienne on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Saint Etienne is Foxbase Alpha which is ranked number 2841 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 549.
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Words And Music By Saint Etienne track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Words And Music By Saint Etienne 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 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q Magazine The 50 Best Albums Of 2012 | 40/49 | - |
| 2026 | imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Ranking: Saint Etienne (main albums) | 12/13 | - |
| 2026 | imacgill | Top Greatest Music Albums 201-300 | 17/100 | - |
| 2025 |  VasileTurcut | Top 50 Music Albums of 2012 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2025 | davidhuret | Top 15 Music Albums of 2012 | 9/15 | 2 |
| 2025 | ryusaki | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 61/100 | 35 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2012 | 48/97 | - |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 55/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 158 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/26/2025 10:28 | TonySayers61 | 25,833 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 22:57 |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2023 09:49 |  Tamthebam | 23,384 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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A surprisingly dance-y record from Saint Etienne who show that they've still got it with synthpop bangers and an intelligent set of lyrics firmly rooted in the love of music and the love of life. Similarly to the work of "Boards of Canada", the record does have a heavy tinge of nostalgia and floats on distant moments and bittersweet memories. A great pop album. (Edited)
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