Want Two
by Rufus Wainwright

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-11-16
Overall rank: 5,553rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 69 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (84th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (962nd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,553rd)

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Rufus Wainwright bestography

Want Two is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Rufus Wainwright on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rufus Wainwright is Want One which is ranked number 3365 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 450.

Rufus Wainwright album bestography « Higher ranked (3,880th)
Poses
This album (5,553rd)
Want Two
Lower ranked (7,304th) »
Release The Stars

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Overall rank: 5,553rd | 2000s rank: 962nd | 2004 rank: 84th

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Want Two ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 69 votes)
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03/04/2026 14:57 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43470/100
 
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02/24/2026 12:16 platus  Ratings distribution  5,85274/100
 
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02/11/2026 17:39 covecove  Ratings distribution  6,64074/100
 
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10/12/2025 01:11 sszwalbenest  Ratings distribution  1,76176/100
 
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12/05/2024 01:15 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04281/100

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.

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70/100
From 02/07/2022 13:31 | #280908
A very boring album for persons who do not like Wainwright's voice and his songwriting style.
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From 07/19/2019 20:28 | #239882
Favorite Tracks:Crumb By Crumb
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From 09/17/2018 20:13 | #221228
Never has (indie folk/rock) singer-songwriter fare been more unfocused and pointless.
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60/100
From 01/29/2018 05:41 | #206745
With a few exceptions, I didn't find this particularly appealing.
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95/100
From 05/06/2016 10:31 | #165326
The companion album to, want one, is a darker and more moody record. Kicking off with, Agnus Dei, an atmospheric track based on a Turkish prayer or something. The one you love, is probably the most conventional number here, while, peach trees, has that kind of sweet brooding that Wainwright does so well. Gay messiah, is a standout, as is, waiting for a dream, and the Jeff Buckley tribute, Memphis skyline. The album ends with, old whore's diet, a duet with Anthony Hegarty. A superb record, the darkness to, want one's, light, it really should have been a double CD,(in fact, it was released as a limited edition 2CD set called, want), it would have been even more of a masterpiece than it is now.
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