Tales Of Us
by Goldfrapp
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Goldfrapp bestography
Tales Of Us is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Goldfrapp on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Goldfrapp is Felt Mountain which is ranked number 1153 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,522.
(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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Tales Of Us track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tales Of Us rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Stevensounds Blog My Top 100 Albums Of 2013 | 11/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 301-400 | 11/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | AllMusic Best of 2013 | 20/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Boltzmann | Top 36 Music Albums of 2013 | 27/36 | 1 |
| 2026 |  bertrandu | Best Chamber Folk Albums | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rhett | Top 81 Greatest Music Albums | 27/81 | 68 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut-2013 | 12/25 | - |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 29 Music Albums of 2013 | 1/29 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 97 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 397 | |||
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Tales Of Us ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 01:22 | AriellaLima | 14 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2026 18:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,056 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2026 16:53 |  ExTeaSea | 5,249 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Tales Of Us forum mentions
RoundTheBend 08/16/2016 05:26 in Album Discussion Party vote #1 RoundTheBend 08/16/2016 05:10 in Album Discussion PartyTales Of Us comments
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Boggleward 11/28/2013 20:50 | #95232 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is simply a new, beautiful and rare masterpiece.
Original in style, well balanced & consistent - like one long piece made up of related movements - and totally gorgeous sounds and melodies from start to finish. Probably Goldfrapp's best album, and deserves much higher ratings than currently - I am sure that time will provide them.
ilovelctr 12/16/2014 12:26 | #129462 | TOP COMMENT
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This literally blew my mind upon my first ever listen... And I daresay that it's the one and only album where there is no weak track for me, among all the albums I've heard so far, which I mean seriously without exaggeration.
From start to finish, Alison's singing is captivating, and has more emotions than ever before. Though many sources claim this to be folktronica, I sense folk noir and sadcore elements in this masterpiece, and yet, I find this album far superior to the rest in the same categories. I'd say this is much more melodic than Cat Power's works for instance.
So far this is absolutely Goldfrapp's most affecting record for me, and a slight shift between the quieter first half to the grander second half serves as the best evidence that it's the melody which makes this album stand out, even without the aid from a deluxe groove, because it's the melody that unifies the atmosphere.
Fantastic and intimate song cycle from artist with pedigree that has somehow flown under the radar. Anyone who's a fan of Carrie and Lowell would love this.
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/11/2020 23:41 | #246737 | TOP COMMENT
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The more you listen to this album, the more special places you discover. It is as simplistic as it is beautiful. It won't blow you away on the first listen, but it will grow on you. But maybe this might be a "only real fans get it" thing; after all the emphasis lies on her unintelligible vocals, which is really Alison's signature move.
A lot darker than the last offerings from Goldfrapp.
It took me a while to get this but i have grown to love the depth and beauty of the simple melodies and Alison's ethereal voice!
Well worth a listen!
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