Bubble & Scrape
by Sebadoh

Bubble & Scrape by Sebadoh
Year: 1993
Overall rank: 10,709th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 60 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (166th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,727th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,709th)

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Sebadoh bestography

Bubble & Scrape is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by Sebadoh on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sebadoh is Bakesale which is ranked number 2654 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 589.

Sebadoh album bestography « Higher ranked (9,303rd)
Harmacy
This album (10,709th)
Bubble & Scrape
Lower ranked (11,071st) »
Rocking The Forest / Sebadoh Vs. Helmet

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Bubble & Scrape track list

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

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Overall rank: 10,709th | 1990s rank: 1,727th | 1993 rank: 166th
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2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 199311/1005
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 199394/1000
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199320/1004
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 90's (401 - 500) by U R C9/100 -
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 199345/1003
2025 paladisiac1990s 60rating (60), #0001-0100*17/81 -
2025 PasticheTop 25 Music Albums of 199321/251
2025 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 199375/1001
2025AlienCinemaTop 84 Music Albums of 199381/840
2025 dihansseTop 71 Music Albums of 19939/714
2025 paladisiactop 60r albums (60), #0101-0200*42/99 -
2025jonny5244Top 35 Music Albums of 199332/351
2025 dihansseTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s53/10010
2025Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 199345/501
2025MaxStorm98Top 61 Music Albums of 199344/611
2024 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 199349/1003
2024 dihansseMy Overall Top 1000: 101-20018/100 -
2024 HeliosTop 90 Music Albums of 199378/901
2024cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of 199349/1003
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 199344/1003
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 52
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 111
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 60 votes)
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01/28/2026 22:03 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,13468/100
 
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12/07/2025 23:35 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,53073/100
 
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11/11/2025 23:47 MaxStorm98  Ratings distribution  3,79889/100
 
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08/25/2025 06:53 ScottJones  Ratings distribution  9284/100
 
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06/15/2025 06:11 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,41064/100

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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 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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95/100
From 08/25/2025 06:53 | #310673
Excellent songs all the way through, the benefit of having three strong songwriters. The music is edgy and full of musical surprises, definitely held my interest. It has noise and distortion in the right measure, and even some avant on Gaffney's songs. It's cool that it has a theme too, heartbreak/break-up album mostly. The female backing vocals are a nice touch, along with interesting vocal harmonies by the band. The album is deceptively nuanced musically, particularly for something classed as "lo-fi".
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65/100
From 03/10/2022 11:57 | #282618
College kids band-level music.
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75/100
From 01/08/2018 00:16 | #204949
Good. Very good at times. I would have loved this five years before it actually came out.
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From 05/10/2012 23:59 | #41992
Not a bad sophomore effort.
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