Thirteenth Step
by A Perfect Circle

Album
Thirteenth Step by A Perfect Circle
Year: 2003
Release date: 2003-11-15
Overall rank: 1,595th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 252 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (31st)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (253rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,595th)

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A Perfect Circle bestography

Thirteenth Step is ranked as the best album by A Perfect Circle.

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Thirteenth Step track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Package
Average Rating: 85 (52 votes)Comments: View 0
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Weak And Powerless
Average Rating: 87 (56 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Noose
Average Rating: 88 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
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Blue
Average Rating: 85 (52 votes)Comments: View 0
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Vanishing
Average Rating: 81 (38 votes)Comments: View 0
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A Stranger
Average Rating: 83 (38 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Outsider
Average Rating: 88 (51 votes)Comments: View 0
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Crimes
Average Rating: 79 (33 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Nurse Who Loved Me
Average Rating: 82 (40 votes)Comments: View 0
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Pet
Average Rating: 87 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Lullaby
Average Rating: 80 (33 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Gravity
Average Rating: 86 (44 votes)Comments: View 0

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Thirteenth Step rankings

Thirteenth Step rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,595th | 2000s rank: 253rd | 2003 rank: 31st  Overall chart history
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Thirteenth Step ratings

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76/100 (from 252 votes)
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 !		3 days ago dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,86565/100
 
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 !		08/07/2026 22:57 xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,60475/100
 
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 !		07/25/2026 17:24 Gammarus1979  Ratings distribution  63179/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.


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From BestEverAlbums 09/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5445): By MW19704U
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MW19704U () 1. by (1973) 2. by (1967) 3. by (1972) 4. by (1998) 6. (1970) 7. by (1968) 8. by by (1969) 10. by by by (1994) 15. by (1982) 16. by (2003) 17. by (1968) 19. by (2002) 20. (1966) 21. by by (1979) 23. by (1970) 24. by by by (1980)…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/22/2024 20:00 in Album of the day (#5026): Thirteenth Step
“Today's album of the day Thirteenth Step by A Perfect Circle ( | ) Year: 2003. Country: Overall rank: 1,518 Average rating: 78/100 (from 244 votes). Tracks: 1. The Package 2. Weak And Powerless 3. The Noose 4. Blue 5. Vanishing 6. A Stranger 7. The Outsider 8. Crimes 9. The Nurse Who Loved Me 10.…”
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Thirteenth Step comments

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From 12/09/2016 10:24 | #179802 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
MJK can do no wrong in my book. This album has been a mainstay in my collection/playlists for years and I still come back to it over and over again. The record flows so well. It is everything from soothing on tracks like, "The Noose" to the explosive numbers like "Pet". In an unusual fashion for anything MJK has been a part of, songs like "Weak And Powerless" and "Blue" have a touch of poppy/catchy aspects that round out the listening experience. Definitely a record that I would suggest to anyone.
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85/100
From 03/14/2018 22:06 | #210918 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Severely underrated. Even better than their debut imo, musically and lyrically brilliant.
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55/100
From 05/06/2018 23:14 | #214343 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Boring album that has nothing really to offer. Many of the melodies are tacky and not interesting. And this cover art taken straight from the 2003 aesthetics. Not bad but overall its just quite proper rock album. (Edited)
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From 07/31/2011 10:04 | #25276 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
an addict's soul mate.
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From 12/09/2019 14:12 | #245465 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Their best album
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