The Age Of Adz
by Sufjan Stevens
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Sufjan Stevens bestography
The Age Of Adz is ranked 3rd best out of 34 albums by Sufjan Stevens on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sufjan Stevens is Illinois which is ranked number 43 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,128.
(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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The Age Of Adz track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Age Of Adz rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 21st century top albums 101-200 | 41/100 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 87/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Delusions of Adequacy The Best Albums of 2010 | 4/50 | - |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | 2010-2011 | 7/30 | - |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2010 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 62 Music Albums of 2010 | 52/62 | 1 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 16 Music Albums of 2010 | 12/16 | 2 |
| 2026 | tyleraepps | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 71/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 611 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4,281 | |||
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The Age Of Adz ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/06/2026 23:59 |  ExTeaSea | 5,239 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2026 12:28 |  Tamthebam | 23,322 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 21:35 |  AAL2014 | 4,273 | 75/100 |
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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 80.0/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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Forum mentions
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 bermolder BestEverAlbums 08/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5399): By chisholm.mattThe Age Of Adz comments
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JoaoMoreira 02/09/2024 14:40 | #301863
A complex record. A deep dive into Sufjan's mind and methods of composing.
Sometimes great, sometimes just too much.
There are also some common - repetitive - harmonic progressions between songs.
Overall, a good record that could've been a masterpiece. (Edited)
An underrated masterpiece that shows Sufjan pushing his own boundaries to deliver something completely different to what he has attempted before. (Edited)
VictorVale 10/15/2022 11:49 | #290497
Mestre das líricas e dos sons.
This was not was I was expecting but I loved it from the first track. It really does kick off in style and the experimentation that will be a key feature throughout the album is strongly demonstrated. The quality is then maintained for the rest of the record. It is stunning that a record this unique can be so consistent and every song be different but also work in unison to form a bigger picture on the record. The music is so rich with detail that you can keep coming back to this album and it still feel fresh. The electronic aspects on every track are beautifully executed and where on some other artists records they can sound out of place but that never happens on this release. Overall, another phenomenal record by one of the most consistent artists in music that proves he can tackle so many genres of music and create greatness out of them. (Edited)
micah88800 10/14/2020 22:56 | #259309
Better than Illinois, but not quite on the level of Carrie and Lowell. Has a lot of great songs such as 'Vesuvius', 'Too Much', ' I Walked', and 'Impossible Soul'. Those stand with Steven's best. Some songs on here dont quite reach those heights, but none are bad by any means. For what its worth, I rate Impossible Soul as his most impressive work. Surprisingly, his electronic sound is every bit as good as his banjo side or baroque-pop side. (Edited)
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