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Why Did Lemonade Score an 8.5?
at 55:36
Answer
Duffy reaches 2016 and names Lemonade. Mike supplies the Pitchfork score, an 8.5. Mack calls the number a dip down, from the self-titled album's 8.8 to Lemonade's 8.5. Mike calls it a small dip and says the drop makes sense, with the longer argument saved for later in the episode.
Duffy adds the decade placement in the same breath. Lemonade is number 41 of the decade. The 8.5 is lower than the self-titled 8.8, and the decade list still keeps the album inside the top 50.
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