Tales From Turnpike House
by Saint Etienne
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Saint Etienne bestography
Tales From Turnpike House is ranked 7th best out of 23 albums by Saint Etienne on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Saint Etienne is Foxbase Alpha which is ranked number 2840 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 550.
(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 From Turnpike House track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tales From Turnpike House 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 | davidhuret | Ranking: Saint Etienne (main albums) | 2/13 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 86 Music Albums of 2005 | 55/86 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | ryusaki | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2025 | Rivera | Top 26 Music Albums of 2005 | 22/26 | 1 |
| 2025 | davidhuret | Top 17 Music Albums of 2005 | 2/17 | 5 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 2005 To-Do List | 75/84 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2021 |  SleepDealer | Top 36 Music Albums of 2005 | 10/36 | 4 |
| 2021 | davidhuret | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 6/100 | 19 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 75 | |||
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Tales From Turnpike House ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/07/2026 01:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,767 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 00:05 | ryusaki | 645 | 67/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2025 16:16 | RemainInLight | 3,799 | 36/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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Norman Bates 05/07/2016 09:32 in What album are you listening to right now?Tales From Turnpike House comments
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A good concept, if not fully fleshed out, but the lyrics remain very well-written as always, perhaps even more so on "Tales From Turnpike House". Fifteen years on and it's clear that the high quality of their music hasn't deteriorated and this record contains very fine hooks, lovely pop melodies and great dance-y beats. Insightful and teeming with emotion, "Turnpike House" is a big success and one of Saint Etienne's very best.
Pleasant album and Sarah's vocals are as beautiful as ever
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