How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (studio album) by Florence + The Machine

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + The Machine
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-06-01
Overall rank: 1,511th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 284 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2015 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (237th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,511th)
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Florence + The Machine bestography

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Florence + The Machine on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Florence + The Machine is Lungs which is ranked number 759 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,359.

Florence + The Machine album bestography « Higher ranked (873rd) This album (1,511th) Lower ranked (4,104th) »
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 284 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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85/100
From 01/04/2024 20:26
Its possible their best album, enjoyable listen.
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75/100
From 09/30/2023 20:49
This was the first Florence I got. Liked it so it made me explore some of her others. Was quite disappointed with them. In my opinion this is her best by a long shot.
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From 10/21/2022 02:08
How enormous, how cerulean, how gorgeous ~ I love this album. It brings me joy in an otherwise less than joyful world.
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80/100
From 12/14/2021 02:46
Also find this to be Florence's best record. Not as repetitive as the bombastic arena baroque pop from previous records can get. More interesting to the ear as well, tonal shifts, nice instrumentation and the usual pretty strong songwriting.
I used to not like it as much but then i found out that i had been listening to the "deluxe" version and the tracks i didnt care for were all bonus tracks.
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95/100
From 06/24/2020 12:41
This is honestly the best Florence and the machine record. consistent. cohesive. catchy. complex. No duds, no fluff, no filler stuff. Just a straight-up practically flawless album.
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From 12/31/2017 23:03
Have never heard the previous two albums despite them selling more than this one. Agree with another commentary, no filler tracks. All wonderful. Great voice.
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75/100
From 05/27/2016 03:01
I like it more than Ceremonials. Ship to Wreck is an amazing song, What Kind of Man and Queen of Peace are really good. Some filler tracks, but overall, it's an enjoyable album
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From 01/19/2016 20:41
My favourite Florence + The Machine album. There's no bad song or filler in this album, and Florence's voice is tremendous. One of the best of 2015, it's beautiful!
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From 12/20/2015 10:52
Year chart: 8
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