So Tough
by Saint Etienne

So Tough by Saint Etienne
Year: 1993
Release date: 1993-02-22
Overall rank: 6,919th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 53 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (113th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (1,107th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,919th)

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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 2802 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 559.

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So Tough track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,919th | 1990s rank: 1,107th | 1993 rank: 113th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 53 votes)
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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.

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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.
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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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