Arca
by Arca
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Arca bestography
Arca is ranked as the best album by Arca.
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Arca track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Arca rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CripplingAutism | Top 97 Music Albums of 2017 | 93/97 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Noisey en espanol Los mejores discos hispanoamericanos 2017 | 1/19 | - |
| 2026 | emiro | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 45/100 | 56 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 33 Music Albums of 2017 | 7/33 | 4 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Resident Advisor 2017's Best Albums | 16/39 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 90 Music Albums of 2017 | 48/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Rockdelux Discos internacionales 2017 | 2/51 | - |
| 2026 |  Kalos | L10Y - Last 10 Years fav albums | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Sentire Ascoltare Migliori album 2017 | 16/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 173 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 685 | |||
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Arca ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/09/2026 19:00 | emiro | 145 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2026 04:26 | ASOARE | 2,572 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 20:37 |  Special | 3,079 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Arca forum mentions
CharlieBarley 12/09/2024 23:00 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Repo 04/09/2019 04:35 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Arca comments
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Ambient sound and unnerving vocals, the album is an experience. See how the cover looks? that's the way it sounds. Don't be put off if you are not a Spanish speaker as it should not make a big difference... I am Spanish and didn't quite get half of it.
You can really feel the pain, catharsis, and beauty in this album, even if you don't speak Spanish. Arca's first vocalized album is a successful introduction of Ghersi's emotive voice, and the songs benefit from the heavy ambient production. Whereas his music felt colder on past releases, this new record feels more intimate and human.
desh79 12/28/2017 21:57 | #204055 | TOP COMMENT
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How to describe this? FKA Twigs meets Scott Walker meet Perfume Genius. Reading Spanish poetry. While chewing a dandelion. And quite possibly frolicking in a field of wheat. That is entirely purple for some reason.
Honestly, I like to think of myself as oh-so-open minded and progressive and whatnot that I never describe music as "weird" if it strays from the mainstream, but by Jove, this is WEIRD. And brilliant.
A beautiful, ethereal record throughout where Arca employs his vocals, giving the record a jolt of warmth and rawness unlike his previous works. Hopefully it won't be forgotten because it honestly will be one of the best albums of the year by time December arrives.
sssvnnn 12/23/2017 04:29 | #203752 | TOP COMMENT
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strange electric, avantgarde progrock album.
It´s sure something special, but I don´t really like it.
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