Swoon
by Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout bestography
Swoon is ranked 3rd best out of 12 albums by Prefab Sprout on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Prefab Sprout is Steve McQueen which is ranked number 459 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,667.
(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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Swoon track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Swoon ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17/2026 05:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,293 | 70/100 | |
| 01/02/2026 18:51 | bjorndedrij | 168 | 62/100 | |
| 12/19/2025 17:36 |  NowhereMan | 1,431 | 78/100 | |
| 12/07/2025 18:34 | willtoshower | 1,543 | 72/100 | |
| 10/26/2025 15:56 |  RasmV | 2,524 | 73/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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flamingyesdept 07/23/2016 11:23 | #171698
Absolutely brilliant and utterly unique - the lyrics may not make much sense but they are ingenious nonetheless!
Completely absurd and I could understand if you thought Paddy Mcaloon was one of the worst lyricists of all time...but I effing love it.
incredibly vivid
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