Circles (studio album)
by Mac Miller

Circles by Mac Miller
Year: 2020
Release date: 2020-01-17
Overall rank: 1,883rd   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 306 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2020 (18th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2020s (67th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,883rd)

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Mac Miller bestography

Circles is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Mac Miller on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mac Miller is Swimming which is ranked number 1507 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,131.

Mac Miller album bestography « Higher ranked (1,507th)
Swimming
This album (1,883rd)
Circles
Lower ranked (2,609th) »
Faces

(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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Circles track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Circles rankings

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Overall rank: 1,883rd | 2020s rank: 67th | 2020 rank: 18th

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Circles ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 306 votes)
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12/12/2025 02:49 maxacare   36468/100
 
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10/21/2025 23:30 stanchoiaz   19676/100

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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 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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Circles comments

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80/100
From 11/04/2021 17:40 | #275843
Pretty good album from Mac.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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95/100
From 07/13/2021 01:59 | #271573
Definitely his best work, I was so beyond impressed. I only wish he was here with us to hear the final product. Definitely should be top ten for 2020.

Best tracks: Blue World, Hands, Complicated, That’s On Me, Good News
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Rating:  
65/100
From 12/07/2020 23:03 | #262242
Just not my thing. The production is excellent. I like the existentialist bent. "Woods" is one of my favorite tracks of the year. But it's a little static and stripped down for my taste.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 11/10/2020 00:24 | #260501
Good news is one of my fav songs, the other songs are also good. overall solid album.
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55/100
From 10/09/2020 22:01 | #259152
"Circles" has a really interesting start. The first 4 tracks create a unique sound with its low-fi synth and piano. This is very pleasant at first but, as the album moves forward it never really develops into anything. The tracks become sparser and less memorable. Lyrically, I find it sincere but too minimalist for its own good.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 06/07/2020 13:25 | #252998
Most tracks got something special, overall a good album.
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85/100
From 05/08/2020 04:51 | #251037
Beautiful closure to his career. His final two records with Jon Brion are really getting to something special. Sad to know the world won't know what could've been next, but this is a beautiful ending.
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80/100
From 04/23/2020 20:58 | #250444
Decent record, but overall a bit underwhelming in my opinion.
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70/100
From 04/23/2020 07:47 | #250407
I heard the album now about 4 times and it's okay to hear. But it does not spark joy. I like to hear it when working, but no song was outstanding.
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60/100
From 04/03/2020 14:04 | #249465
Not much depth. Enjoyable at first but not much replay value. Some of it is emotional in context.
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