So There
by Ben Folds
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Ben Folds bestography
So There is ranked 3rd best out of 14 albums by Ben Folds on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ben Folds is Rockin' The Suburbs which is ranked number 2275 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 721.
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So There track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
So There rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2015 | 90/95 | 0 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Keatownrodriguez | Top 30 Music Albums of 2015 | 9/30 | 4 |
| 2025 | Keatownrodriguez | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2015 | 42/50 | 1 |
| 2024 | BrandonC375 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 90/100 | 9 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 74 Music Albums of 2015 | 18/74 | 4 |
| 2022 |  flamingyesdept | Ben Folds' Albums Ranked | 10/12 | - |
| 2022 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2021 | SammyC33 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 32/50 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 156 | |||
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So There ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/24/2024 16:22 | Tamthebam | 23,334 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2023 11:42 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2023 04:51 | Moondance | 20,899 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.9/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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RockyRaccoon 09/16/2015 00:52 in 2015 albums RockyRaccoon 09/14/2015 20:09 in What album are you listening to right now?So There comments
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Sadly,a short album of pop music if you minus the impressive yet self indulgent concerto tracks. But there are some real gems here. Ben knows how to step in and out of the music spotlight as good as anyone and let some classical musicians really shine. The musical break on the title track is great stuff. Some other standouts for me were "phone in a pool", "capable of anything" and the beautiful "I'm not the man", which is the best ballad both lyrically and musically Ben has written in a long time. If you're a fan,these 4 tracks alone are worth the price of admission.
I have nothing but respect for someone who can not only show his talents off in a controlled, yet fun way, but also carry and disperse that talent amongst a small orchestra like YMusic. They all sound like they're brilliant musicians while having a good time playing with Ben. The concerto is very nice and layered, yet feels like an emotional Ben Folds song.
Best Tracks: I'm Not The Man, So There, Long Way to Go, Capable of Anything
Keatownrodriguez 05/23/2019 16:26 | #236591 | TOP COMMENT
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It's a short album, but it's really enjoyable, some of Ben's most heartfelt and catchy tunes are here and I'm not well versed in the realm of Concertos but I really enjoyed the one that closed out the album, Phone in a Pool, Long Way to Go and So There are real standouts
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