B-Side Guys

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 4 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 79 (C+). See the discography in release order.

Yo La Tengo albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997): A-Side90 A-
  2. 2. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (2000): 84 B
  3. 3. Fakebook (1990): 79 C+
  4. 4. May I Sing with Me (1992): 63 D

Yo La Tengo discography, in release order

The earliest here79Fakebook, 1990The critics' favorite90I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, 1997The latest84And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out, 2000. 5 points above Fakebook.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Yo La Tengo album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

5010075likedFakebook (1990): 79791990May I Sing with Me (1992): 63631992I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997): 90901997And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (2000): 84842000

Every Yo La Tengo album we track, oldest first.

  1. 1990Album cover for Fakebook by Yo La TengoFakebook79 C+
  2. 1992Album cover for May I Sing with Me by Yo La TengoMay I Sing with Me63 D
  3. 1997Album cover for I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One by Yo La TengoI Can Hear the Heart Beating as One90 A-
  4. 2000Album cover for And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out by Yo La TengoAnd Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out84 B

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