They Want My Soul
by Spoon

They Want My Soul by Spoon
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-08-05
Overall rank: 690th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 493 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2014 (11th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (102nd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (690th)

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They Want My Soul is ranked as the best album by Spoon.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 690th | 2010s rank: 102nd | 2014 rank: 11th
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2026VascoTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s47/10011
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2026 junodog4Top 20 Music Albums of 20146/204
2026bonnequestionBest Ever Albums - 1 per Year17/68 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 24 Music Albums of 201419/241
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Greatest Music Albums52/10048
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2026lanadeleswiftTop 84 Music Albums of 201457/842
2026blueandthemoonTop 42 Music Albums of 201427/422
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of 201468/1002
2026 RhynerTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s53/10010
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2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 20143/1005
2026 ERadioTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s86/1003
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 399
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,507
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79/100 (from 493 votes)
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05/03/2026 19:19 DrTchock97  Ratings distribution  73376/100
 
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03/24/2026 21:25 Toffuey  Ratings distribution  48579/100
 
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03/14/2026 18:51 lleon79  Ratings distribution  1,14381/100
 
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02/28/2026 23:20 Map  Ratings distribution  51281/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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85/100
From 12/27/2022 14:35 | #292252
Album Rating: 81.00
(810/10)

1.Rent I Pay. 84
2.Inside Out. 87
3.Rainy Taxi. 76
4.Do You. 70
5.Knock Knock Knock. 83
6.Outlier. 89
7.They Want My Soul. 81
8.I Just Don’t Understand. 78
9.Let Me Be Mine. 79
10.New York Kiss. 83
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80/100
From 07/29/2022 23:55 | #287954
Álbum matador, quase irretocável.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 06/28/2020 05:16 | #254654
I really wasn't expecting to love this album as much as I do. So ethereal with gooey basslines, apt vocals and memorable hooks. Wow.
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From 04/20/2019 19:16 | #235290
Brilliant Hooks!!
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90/100
From 08/20/2018 12:18 | #219890
If I have to identify my favorite Spoon album, I think this is it. It's hard to say why, because every Spoon album is great and has something special to offer. I think "They Want My Soul" is the one that stands out for me because of its feel, of how the songs seamlessly follow each other and because of its hits (Outlier, Inside Out, Rainy Taxi and They Want My Soul are among my favorite Spoon tracks ever). Spoon is awesome and this album too!
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85/100
From 03/24/2018 02:03 | #211599
Another great Spoon album. One of the first albums I have ever boughten, and over four years since its release I'm still loving this.
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80/100
From 03/17/2018 22:19 | #211143
Based on their output so far in their career, I rate They Want My Soul just about an exactly average Spoon record: not quite as good as Gimme Fiction or Girls Can Tell, but slightly better than A Series of Sneaks or Transference. Put another way, They Want My Soul is a really good album. That's how consistent Spoon has been. This is more of a treading water kind of album rather than a groundbreaking masterpiece, but that's the thing with Spoon--all their albums find a memorable groove, and all are worth owning and reward repeated listens. "Do You," the lead single from this album, is quintessential Spoon: groovy, full of hooks, with a distinct blue-eyed soul influence that sets them apart from other indie rock bands. Great stuff, as always, from one of the great bands of their generation.
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From 10/08/2017 14:15 | #199267
Supreme indie-rock album from Spoon who show no signs of debilitation. "They Want My Soul" is a smartly written and excellently produced album that also has potential to be a huge crowd-pleaser, with its hooks and anthemic nature, rather than an unappealing critical darling.

Every track is impressive and what sets this apart from run-of-the-mill indie albums is its sheer consistency and all the finer details in the production which reward repeat listens. A great record.
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80/100
From 06/27/2016 01:19 | #169962
I want more... first listen.
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80/100
From 06/06/2016 02:35 | #167990
Primer disco que escucho de esta banda, realmente bueno
Favoritas: Inside Out, Rainy Taxi, Do You
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