A Sun Came!
by Sufjan Stevens
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Sufjan Stevens bestography
A Sun Came! is ranked 13th best out of 35 albums by Sufjan Stevens on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sufjan Stevens is Illinois which is ranked number 43 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,143.
(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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A Sun Came! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Sun Came! rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2000 | 83/90 | 0 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 68 Music Albums of 2000 | 64/68 | 0 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 56 Music Albums of 2000 | 14/56 | 4 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 22 Music Albums of 2000 | 19/22 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Sufjan Stevens: So Far.. | 7/7 | - |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 42 Music Albums of 2000 | 38/42 | 1 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 52 Music Albums of 2000 | 45/52 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Kalos | Top 17 Music Albums of 2000 | 17/17 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2000 | 13/90 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 77/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 100 | |||
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A Sun Came! ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/11/2026 14:33 | jnmayles | 2,342 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 17:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,688 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 02:14 | AAL2014 | 4,302 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.5/100, a mean average of 65.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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Mdemauri 07/29/2014 21:18 in What album are you listening to right now?A Sun Came! comments
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Upon first listen, I can agree with the consensus that the album is bloated and rather hit-and-miss, and that the skits (as most skits do) add nothing to the album, but overall "A Sun Came" is far more interesting than its paltry ratings would suggest. I'm surprised at the low ratings of the individual tracks especially.
Sandinistar 12/10/2018 21:39 | #226701
Strictly speaking, it isn't bad. The songs are mostly pretty good, especially on the first half. The best 40 minutes of this would be an adequate, if generally forgettable, album. But the interludes completely ruin it. Why didn't anyone stop him?
luigybetis TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/19/2018 12:31 | #208816
Not cohesive at all, but some really good tunes in here. I'll make myself a playlist with my favorites.
As far as debut albums go, this is very interesting as Sufjan is clearly testing the waters. Some decent tracks here as well, just a shame its a bit all over the place to be cohesive. However, definitely recommend for any fans of Sufjan.
Space-Dementia 09/04/2016 17:58 | #174267
This is such an interesting start for one of the most unique artists of the last 15 years. Sufjan Stevens is known for exploring different genres and sounds with each album, but on his debut he just decided to throw everything in there. I hear a lot of Frank Zappa/Captain Beefjeart, especially on the short interludes and on songs with a lot of dissonance, like Satan's Saxophones; I love the middle-eastern vibes he has going on, and I really wish he would bring those back, at least for a few songs; and of course he has the beautifully sang, banjo-backed ballads that return for most of his future albums. Although he sounds a bit disoriented and there are many forgettable tracks, A Sun Came is one of the most interesting debut albums I've ever heard.
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