Maya (studio album)
by M.I.A.

Maya by M.I.A.
Year: 2010
Release date: 2010-07-07
Overall rank: 3,859th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 123 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2010 (67th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (683rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,859th)

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M.I.A. bestography

Maya is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by M.I.A. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by M.I.A. is Kala which is ranked number 839 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,050.

M.I.A. album bestography « Higher ranked (1,210th)
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This album (3,859th)
Maya
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Maya track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Maya rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,859th | 2010s rank: 683rd | 2010 rank: 67th

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Maya ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 123 votes)
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10/22/2025 22:31 EyeKanFly   8,09365/100
 
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10/12/2025 02:27 Proto   3,81533/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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90/100
From 01/11/2020 19:36 | #246713
I also have to add that when M.I.A. makes the exact same album with more filler (Kala) critics cum all over it, and when she does something truly new and innovative the critics have their doubts. Draw your lesson from this: the album that gets the most mixed reviews is probably a masterpiece.
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From 08/10/2018 03:51 | #219469
Before Yeezus and anything by Death Grips, just saying...
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From 10/26/2016 15:30 | #177464
those chainsaws, the eccentricity, that manic production! M.I.A's third LP "Maya" is a slice of brilliant avant-pop/hip-hop/punk that'll certainly be remembered as the weirdest and most polarising piece of art from one of the most controversial sonic geniuses of our generation. A sorely underappreciated, boundary-pushing album with a great aesthetic, so much swagger and really catchy songs with scathing subtext as well. Everything you could ask from, and far more, from a pop star.
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From 07/28/2010 16:39 | #13791
M.I.A. provides about half an hour of wonderful cohesive music. The rest is often interesting and often irritating layered noise which I only need to hear once.
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