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Built to Spill

Built to Spill’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 5 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 73 (Keeper). See the discography in release order.

What is Built to Spill’s best album?

By the critics, it’s When the Wind Forgets Your Name (2022), with a B-Side Breakdown of 77 (Keeper) from 9 reviews. 89% of them liked it.

Next best: Keep It Like a Secret (76) and There’s Nothing Wrong with Love (76). Lowest rated: Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston (65).

Built to Spill albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. When the Wind Forgets Your Name (2022): 77 Keeper
  2. 2. Keep It Like a Secret (1998): 76 Keeper
  3. 3. There’s Nothing Wrong with Love (1994): 76 Keeper
  4. 4. Untethered Moon (2015): 73 Keeper
  5. 5. Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston (2020): 65 Mixed Bag

Built to Spill discography, in release order

The earliest here76There’s Nothing Wrong with Love, 1994The latest77When the Wind Forgets Your Name, 2022. Their best reviewed yet.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Built to Spill album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

5010070likedThere’s Nothing Wrong with Love (1994): 76761994Keep It Like a Secret (1998): 76761998Untethered Moon (2015): 73732015Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston (2020): 65652020When the Wind Forgets Your Name (2022): 77772022

Every Built to Spill album we track, oldest first.

  1. 1994Album cover for There’s Nothing Wrong with Love by Built to SpillThere’s Nothing Wrong with Love76 Keeper
  2. 1998Album cover for Keep It Like a Secret by Built to SpillKeep It Like a Secret76 Keeper
  3. 2015Album cover for Untethered Moon by Built to SpillUntethered Moon73 Keeper
  4. 2020Album cover for Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston by Built to SpillBuilt to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston65 Mixed Bag
  5. 2022Album cover for When the Wind Forgets Your Name by Built to SpillWhen the Wind Forgets Your Name77 Keeper

Which critics love Built to Spill, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Built to Spill albums.

Warmest on Built to SpillAllMusic8 points above the other critics, on average, across 5 albums.Cooled off over timePitchfork19 points above the other critics in its reviews from 1999–2015, 1 point below from 2020–2022.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

AllMusic5 albums+8
  1. There’s Nothing Wrong with Love 199480 vs 76 from 8 others +4
  2. Keep It Like a Secret 199880 vs 76 from 8 others +4
  3. Untethered Moon 201570 vs 74 from 3 others −4
  4. Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston 202080 vs 61 from 5 others +19
  5. When the Wind Forgets Your Name 202290 vs 75 from 8 others +15

All AllMusic reviews

Pitchfork5 albums+7
  1. There’s Nothing Wrong with Love 199493 vs 74 from 8 others +19
  2. Keep It Like a Secret 199893 vs 74 from 8 others +19
  3. Untethered Moon 201571 vs 73 from 3 others −2
  4. Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston 202067 vs 64 from 5 others +3
  5. When the Wind Forgets Your Name 202272 vs 77 from 8 others −5

All Pitchfork reviews

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