We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
by John Maus
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We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves is ranked as the best album by John Maus.
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We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 86/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 18 Music Albums of 2011 | 10/18 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Altered Zones Favorites Albums of 2011 | 7/19 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 99 Music Albums of 2011 | 43/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 91 Music Albums of the 2010s | 21/91 | 16 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 75 Music Albums of 2011 | 73/75 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 102 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 377 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 02:53 | Mafedere | 814 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2026 20:42 | Jorbaa | 742 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 13:32 | Liks_on_music | 659 | 81/100 |
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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 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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reverendgreen 10/04/2015 20:19 in What album are you listening to right now?We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves comments
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JoaoMoreira 08/26/2015 01:43 | #148574 | TOP COMMENT
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Simple but great album. There's some weird greatness in John Maus.
Cop Killer, The Crucifix, Keep Pushing On and Quantum Leap are the top songs for me. (Edited)
drstuey 03/11/2022 01:26 | #282675 | TOP COMMENT
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Very cheesy 80s synth pop meets Joy Division, quite catchy songs, with vocals like Ariel Pink channelling Ian Curtis. Intriguing transgressive lyrics. Well worth a listen.
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