Thirteenth Step
by A Perfect Circle

Thirteenth Step by A Perfect Circle
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 1,572nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 249 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (254th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,572nd)

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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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Overall rank: 1,572nd | 2000s rank: 254th | 2003 rank: 31st

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 249 votes)
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01/24/2026 10:33 robertoveltri  Ratings distribution  82279/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:58 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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12/18/2025 05:26 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,53373/100
 
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12/14/2025 09:35 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,70870/100
 
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12/12/2025 01:40 dantoniazi  Ratings distribution  978/100

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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 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.

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90/100
From 12/09/2019 14:12 | #245465
Their best album
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From 05/06/2018 23:14 | #214343
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80/100
From 03/14/2018 22:06 | #210918
Severely underrated. Even better than their debut imo, musically and lyrically brilliant.
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100/100
From 12/09/2016 10:24 | #179802
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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95/100
From 07/31/2011 10:04 | #25276
an addict's soul mate.
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