El Pintor
by Interpol

El Pintor by Interpol
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-09-08
Overall rank: 1,934th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 317 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2014 (36th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (317th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,934th)

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Interpol bestography

El Pintor is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Interpol on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Interpol is Turn On The Bright Lights which is ranked number 89 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,037.

Interpol album bestography « Higher ranked (1,434th)
Our Love To Admire
This album (1,934th)
El Pintor
Lower ranked (3,525th) »
Interpol

(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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El Pintor rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,934th | 2010s rank: 317th | 2014 rank: 36th

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El Pintor ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 317 votes)
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02/01/2026 02:49 Sentido  Ratings distribution  35083/100
 
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01/10/2026 08:09 robertoveltri  Ratings distribution  82279/100
 
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12/12/2025 08:08 mash  Ratings distribution  1,42988/100
 
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12/11/2025 20:35 Oid  Ratings distribution  21678/100
 
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10/17/2025 05:15 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,00969/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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From 09/13/2016 06:32 | #174866
It's sad to see this album so low. I think it's their best since Antics.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 02/01/2015 09:26 | #133524
Cet album s'écoute bien , mais s'oublie assez vite. Assez banal ,ne possède l'originalité des débuts d'Interpol
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 11/23/2014 14:21 | #127768
Well, it's easily notable they have grow up, we can't wait for the classicsl indie voices we can hear in "Bright Lights" or "Antics", but it is also memorable, acceptable, friendly in most of the ways and like as possible.
Interpol didn't make one of the year's totally bests but it is as good as possible with their way to play, that sadly is one of their works that doesn't sticks in your head

83/100

Best song: Tidal Wave
Worst song: My Blue Supreme
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 10/10/2014 23:58 | #123953
Great album and a huge improvement on their previous album. The first three tracks are a bomb, the rest of the album has a great flow with good moments like Tidal Wave
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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100/100
From 09/27/2014 09:56 | #122819
A masterpiece !
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
35/100
From 08/27/2014 02:47 | #120492
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90/100
From 08/26/2014 21:29 | #120478
Just a real kickass effort.
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85/100
From 08/26/2014 18:33 | #120466
2014 so far has hardly been a vintage year for album releases but then these guys appear back on the scene to kick things into gear. Really gets going with My Blue Supreme, Everything is Wrong and Breaker 1 all of which are fantastic. Strong album, I can hear some really good singles on this. Fans of the band will love it!
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