Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Ben Folds albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.

Readers’ Poll Results (1,087 Total Votes):

#1 | Whatever and Ever Amen | 1997 | 292 votes (27% of total)

#2 | Ben Folds Five | 1995 | 213 votes (20% of total)

#3 | The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner | 1999 | 175 votes (16% of total)

#4 | Rockin’ the Suburbs | 2001 | 131 votes (12% of total)

#5 | Songs for Silverman | 2005 | 109 votes (10% of total)

#6 | So There (with yMusic) | 2015 | 64 votes (6% of total)

#7 | The Sound of the Life of the Mind | 2012 | 37 votes (3% of total)

#8 | Lonely Avenue (with Nick Hornby) | 2010 | 26 votes (2% of total)

#9 | Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP (Compilation) | 2006 | 15 votes (1% of total)

#10 | Way to Normal | 2008 | 14 votes (1% of total)

Other Albums Receiving Votes:

#11 | Naked Baby Photos (Compilation) (1998) (7 votes)
#12 | Stems and Seeds (Compilation) (2009) (4)

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