Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap
Release Year:
1998
Rankings:
All-Time
#1623 /
1990s
#284 /
1998
#25
Genres:
Chamber Pop
,
Twee Pop
Parent Genres:
Baroque Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Pop
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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
379
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No Order
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
457
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
21-50
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
4.5 Stars
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
A-
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
4 Stars
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
9
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
4 Stars
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
4 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
6.5
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