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Fountains of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 5 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 75 (C). See the discography in release order.

What is Fountains of Wayne’s best album?

By the critics, it’s Welcome Interstate Managers (2003), with a B-Side Breakdown of 83 (B) from 10 reviews. 90% of them liked it.

Next best: Fountains of Wayne (79) and Sky Full of Holes (73). Lowest rated: Traffic and Weather (68).

Fountains of Wayne albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Welcome Interstate Managers (2003): 83 B
  2. 2. Fountains of Wayne (1996): 79 C+
  3. 3. Sky Full of Holes (2011): 73 C
  4. 4. Utopia Parkway (1999): 72 C-
  5. 5. Traffic and Weather (2007): 68 D+

Fountains of Wayne discography, in release order

The earliest here79Fountains of Wayne, 1996The critics' favorite83Welcome Interstate Managers, 2003The latest73Sky Full of Holes, 2011. 6 points below Fountains of Wayne.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Fountains of Wayne album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

5010075likedFountains of Wayne (1996): 79791996Utopia Parkway (1999): 72721999Welcome Interstate Managers (2003): 83832003Traffic and Weather (2007): 68682007Sky Full of Holes (2011): 73732011

Every Fountains of Wayne album we track, oldest first.

  1. 1996Album cover for Fountains of Wayne by Fountains of WayneFountains of Wayne79 C+
  2. 1999Album cover for Utopia Parkway by Fountains of WayneUtopia Parkway72 C-
  3. 2003Album cover for Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains of WayneWelcome Interstate Managers83 B
  4. 2007Album cover for Traffic and Weather by Fountains of WayneTraffic and Weather68 D+
  5. 2011Album cover for Sky Full of Holes by Fountains of WayneSky Full of Holes73 C

Which critics love Fountains of Wayne, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Fountains of Wayne albums.

Warmest on Fountains of WayneEntertainment Weekly16 points above the other critics, on average, across 4 albums.Coolest on Fountains of WaynePitchfork17 points below the other critics, on average, across 4 albums.

Outlet by outlet

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

Entertainment Weekly4 albums+16
  1. Fountains of Wayne 199685 vs 78 from 7 others +7
  2. Utopia Parkway 199995 vs 69 from 7 others +26
  3. Welcome Interstate Managers 200391 vs 82 from 9 others +9
  4. Traffic and Weather 200788 vs 64 from 5 others +24

All Entertainment Weekly reviews

Spin3 albums+6
  1. Utopia Parkway 199980 vs 71 from 7 others +9
  2. Welcome Interstate Managers 200395 vs 82 from 9 others +13
  3. Sky Full of Holes 201170 vs 74 from 5 others −4

All Spin reviews

AllMusic5 albums−1
  1. Fountains of Wayne 199680 vs 79 from 7 others +1
  2. Utopia Parkway 199980 vs 71 from 7 others +9
  3. Welcome Interstate Managers 200380 vs 84 from 9 others −4
  4. Traffic and Weather 200770 vs 68 from 5 others +2
  5. Sky Full of Holes 201160 vs 76 from 5 others −16

All AllMusic reviews

Rolling Stone4 albums−7
  1. Utopia Parkway 199960 vs 74 from 7 others −14
  2. Welcome Interstate Managers 200360 vs 86 from 9 others −26
  3. Traffic and Weather 200780 vs 66 from 5 others +14
  4. Sky Full of Holes 201170 vs 74 from 5 others −4

All Rolling Stone reviews

Pitchfork4 albums−17
  1. Fountains of Wayne 199689 vs 78 from 7 others +11
  2. Utopia Parkway 199951 vs 75 from 7 others −24
  3. Welcome Interstate Managers 200375 vs 84 from 9 others −9
  4. Traffic and Weather 200730 vs 76 from 5 others −46

All Pitchfork reviews

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