So Tough
by Saint Etienne
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Saint Etienne bestography
So Tough is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by Saint Etienne on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Saint Etienne is Foxbase Alpha which is ranked number 2838 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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So Tough track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
So Tough rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 71 Music Albums of 1993 | 62/71 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 53 Music Albums of 1993 | 49/53 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 15 Music Albums of 1993 | 1/15 | 5 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1993 | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1993 | 79/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 4 | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Ranking: Saint Etienne (main albums) | 3/13 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 54 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 187 | |||
So Tough collection
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So Tough ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/23/2026 17:31 | libbyshuss | 99 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 15:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,684 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2026 15:29 | ryusaki | 645 | 67/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
So Tough favourites
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So Tough forum mentions
imacgill 02/22/2023 23:49 in What album are you listening to right now? Purplepash 11/04/2021 08:59 in You must listen to the album below you.So Tough comments
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An impressive sophomore record merging cool club beats with airy pop structures and samples from the telly to paint (similarly to "foxbase alpha") an impressionistic portrait of London. Bright and bubbly with hints of longing, a variety of moods come together really well.
Beautiful light breezy Pop - guaranteed to put a smile on your face no matter how crap your day has been.
Favourite tracks: 'You're in a bad way','Hobart Paving'
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