The ArchAndroid
by Janelle Monáe
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Janelle Monáe bestography
The ArchAndroid is ranked as the best album by Janelle Monáe.
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The ArchAndroid track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
The ArchAndroid rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2010 | 5/90 | 5 |
| 2026 | radio-head | Top 79 Music Albums of the 2010s | 66/79 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Ya joking? Should've been higher! 2010s edition | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Wanted Urgent | 24/70 | - |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 27 Music Albums of 2010 | 17/27 | 2 |
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 89/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  sageamagoo | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 77/99 | 22 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 47 Music Albums of 2010 | 4/47 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 554 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,571 | |||
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The ArchAndroid ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/27/2026 10:22 | exwhorelted1 | 10 | 87/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2026 00:18 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 17:35 | Jakor | 5,535 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.1/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5417): By Tamthebam BestEverAlbums 08/19/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5409): By bermolderThe ArchAndroid comments
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An interesting concept that is built on well and it makes this album a must listen just so you can experience the storyline. She does a brilliant job with the lyrics and it allows us to be able to explore her ideas and themes in depth. The music also feels rich and detailed throughout with there being a large array of instrumentation which can captivate you. However, the album has never really clicked with me. There is no song which stands out as great and they all just seem to blend into one which makes it feel repetitive for me. Overall, a must listen album for the concept and lyrics but I have always struggled to get into the music and enjoy it.
Brad1770 08/29/2021 06:48 | #273008
Sprawling and extravagant futuristic concept album about a time travelling Android who fights an evil dictatorship and at the same time falls in love with a humanoid
Critically acclaimed yet still underrated
Simply incredible
An incredibly consistent yet varied album musically. One of the best of the 2010s for sure.
Janelle Monae is something special.
The only weak track here is Make the Bus
The ArchAndroid is the great Afro-futuristic musical that came to vinyl instead of the stage. Monae proves their skill with genre fusions and an impressive variety of vocal range. My main criticisms are the confusing nature of the narrative and the decline in quality in the B side. This thankfully does not stop the trip to Wondaland from being a good time.
This was so awesome. Explores different genres and Monae pulls them off well.
Favorites: Cold War, Come Alive (War of the Roses).
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