Montero
by Lil Nas X
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Montero is ranked as the best album by Lil Nas X.
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Montero track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Proto | 4,218 | 33/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 07:17 | cicadelic | 13,497 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 18:59 | Andrash | 229 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2026 12:15 | TonySayers61 | 25,132 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 21:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,324 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 68.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2022 Grammys. The winner was We Are by Jon Batiste
Lil Nas X’s greatest strength has always been self-awareness. He has always known what he was about and what to do with that. “Montero” gains strength from his sexuality and anxiety about success. “Industry Baby” is a self-affirming banger about overcoming one hit wonder status. The Jack Harlow feature is hilarious and has great charisma with X. “That's What I Want” is breezy, catchy, and extremely effective at getting the message out. Unfortunately, the album is limited by its production and lyrical depth. Lil Nas X’s voice is a far too clean. The smoothness makes the serious moments sound chipper and the more excited moments feel almost like parody. The lyrics pose interesting ideas about self-exploration and relationships but are only one or two lines deep. Longer verses could have really helped flesh feelings and boost emotional impact. “Am I Dreaming” is a weak ending with its briefness and the purposeless Miley Cyrus feature. “Montero” shows that despite its flaws, Lil Nas X is going to stick around for a while.
Good album from Lil Nas X, never thought I would like this that much. Loved That's what I want, Lost in the citadel and tales of dominica.
Boltzmann 09/29/2021 12:12 | #274385 | TOP COMMENT
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A bit overproduced, that's all, but this guy has nice tunes. He's shown succesfully that he's not a one-trick pony and that he's in it for the long run, and I'm rooting for him. I hope he keeps subverting and trolling the hip hop culture until the day he retires.
VictorVale 09/21/2021 18:07 | #274019
Bom disco de pop e rap!
corenfro 09/18/2021 18:58 | #273899 | TOP COMMENT
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This was significantly better than I expected. It's pop rap so I expect it to be thoroughly panned by this community which is fine. That's ok. Lil Nas X will keep doing his thing.
It's fun, it's honest, it's relatable. There's some childish gambino vibes, there's some chance the rapper vibes, there's some already dated trap sounding beats. There's some guilty pleasure lyrics that I legitimately laughed at.
It's probably not going to win over a lot of Lil Nas X skeptics, but it won me over.
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