Maya
by M.I.A.
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M.I.A. bestography
Maya is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by M.I.A. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by M.I.A. is Kala which is ranked number 785 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,191.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Maya track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Maya rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Boltzmann | My Favorite Albums | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 75 Music Albums of 2010 | 67/75 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s 65rating (61), #001-100* | 4/16 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 31 Music Albums of 2010 | 9/31 | 4 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 2010 | 46/50 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | top 65r albums (61), #0101-0200* | 16/95 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | 2010 Honorable Mentions | 15/38 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 90 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 377 | |||
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Maya ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 18:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,127 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2026 00:17 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 06:46 | cicadelic | 14,119 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Maya forum mentions
baystateoftheart 05/17/2022 04:00 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Purplepash 05/14/2022 01:40 in What album are you listening to right now?
Romanelli 02/05/2022 18:57 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayMaya comments
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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.
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/10/2018 03:51 | #219469 | TOP COMMENT
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Before Yeezus and anything by Death Grips, just saying...
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/11/2020 19:36 | #246713 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Freddie55 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/28/2010 16:39 | #13791 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/01/2011 01:48 | #20924 | TOP COMMENT
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Really disappointing. There's the few good tracks this album provides, but most of the rest aren't very good.
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