Fred Thomas

Fred Thomas’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 31 reviews, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Hip-Hop & Rap 43%
  • Pop 33%
  • R&B & Soul 10%
  • Indie & Alternative 7%

By the numbers

2A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
2albums given a perfect score
80%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (30 albums)
How their scores spread
  • 0–493
  • 50s2
  • 60s8
  • 70s4
  • 80s11
  • 90+3

Their favorites

  1. Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version) 100 AllMusic
  2. Lana Del ReyNorman Fucking Rockwell! 100 AllMusic
  3. The CureSongs of a Lost World 90 AllMusic
  4. Lana Del ReyChemtrails over the Country Club 80 AllMusic
  5. Lana Del ReyDid You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 80 AllMusic

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

2 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 2 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
will.i.am#willpowerAllMusic via Wikipedia40 2/543
Katy Perry143AllMusic via Wikipedia30 1.5/540
Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version)AllMusic via Wikipedia100 5/591
Lana Del ReyBlue BanistersAllMusic via Wikipedia70 3.5/576
Azealia BanksBroke with Expensive TasteAllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/569
Lana Del ReyChemtrails over the Country ClubAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/580
Juice WrldDeath Race for LoveAllMusic via Wikipedia50 2.5/568
Lana Del ReyDid You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean BlvdAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/579
Kanye WestDondaAllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/556
Lil Uzi VertEternal AtakeAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/572
Lil PumpHarverd DropoutAllMusic via Wikipedia50 2.5/548
Doja CatHot PinkAllMusic via Wikipedia70 3.5/571
The WeekndHurry Up TomorrowAllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/574
21 SavageI Am Greater than I WasAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/5not yet
Juice WrldLegends Never DieAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/576
ClipseLet God Sort Em OutAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/577
Kendrick LamarMr. Morale & the Big SteppersAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/587
Playboi CartiMusicAllMusic via Wikipedia70 3.5/570
EminemMusic to Be Murdered ByAllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/566
Lana Del ReyNorman Fucking Rockwell!AllMusic via Wikipedia100 5/588
Wiz KhalifaO.N.I.F.C.AllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/557
Ozzy OsbourneOrdinary ManAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/573
Nicki MinajPink Friday 2AllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/569
Doja CatPlanet HerAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/577
Nicki MinajQueenAllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/565
The CureSongs of a Lost WorldAllMusic via Wikipedia90 4.5/590
EminemThe Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)AllMusic via Wikipedia30 1.5/553
Taylor SwiftThe Life of a ShowgirlAllMusic via Wikipedia70 3.5/567
Taylor SwiftThe Tortured Poets DepartmentAllMusic via Wikipedia60 3/576
Lana Del ReyUltraviolenceAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/575
Playboi CartiWhole Lotta RedAllMusic via Wikipedia80 4/572

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