Pink Elephant
by Arcade Fire

Pink Elephant by Arcade Fire
Year: 2025
Release date: 2025-05-09
Overall rank: 10,365th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
62/100 (from 108 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2025 (68th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (754th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,365th)

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Arcade Fire bestography

Pink Elephant is ranked 8th best out of 8 albums by Arcade Fire on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Arcade Fire is Funeral which is ranked number 15 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 33,672.

Arcade Fire album bestography « Higher ranked (8,393rd)
Arcade Fire
This album (10,365th)
Pink Elephant
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Pink Elephant

(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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Pink Elephant rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,365th | 2020s rank: 754th | 2025 rank: 68th

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Pink Elephant ratings

Average Rating: 
62/100 (from 108 votes)
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Rating:  
70/100
From 07/01/2025 15:22 | #309852
Album Rating: 71.75
(574/8)

Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Pink Elephant

09.05.2025

A long, long way from their best but it does have some reasonable tracks. It's not as bad as people are making out.

1.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Open Your Heart Or Die Trying 66
2.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Pink Elephant 76
3.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Year Of The Snake 72
4.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Circle Of Trust 74
5.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Alien Nation 67
6.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Beyond Salvation n/a (66) n/a
7.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Ride Or Die 67
8.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - I Love Her Shadow 75
9.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - She Cries Diamond Rain n/a (67) n/a
10.Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Stuck In My Head 77

Ranked in order:

* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Stuck In My Head 77
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Pink Elephant 76
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - I Love Her Shadow 75
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Circle Of Trust 74
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Year Of The Snake 72
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Ride Or Die 67
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - She Cries Diamond Rain n/a (67) n/a
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Alien Nation 67
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Open Your Heart Or Die Trying 66
* Arcade Fire (PE - CAN - May 25) - Beyond Salvation n/a (66) n/a
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Rating:  
25/100
From 06/22/2025 19:34 | #309665
I have listened to it twice but can find nothing to remind me of the glories of their earlier releases.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 05/27/2025 18:12 | #309157
I was a big fan from the beginning. And also Reclector was amazing. But after that? Hum! But this pink one is a pretty surprise to me. A new band would get 4 or 5 stars. But Arcade Fire is not popular by the media. And Win is not a nice man. Oh Regina🥰 Still a very good album.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
35/100
From 05/13/2025 08:09 | #308972
How far they have fallen pt. II
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Rating:  
25/100
From 05/12/2025 18:48 | #308966
Despite some shimmering instrumentals and a decent idea to go psychedelic, this is Arcade Fire at their most vapid and lifeless.

Pink Elephant shows that they can dye themselves whatever color they want, they're simply a colorful shell of their former selves.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 05/12/2025 14:24 | #308965
Pleasantly surprised with this one! I thought the last couple of albums signified the band's downfall, but it feels like things are picking up again here. I really enjoy the different musical palettes, whether it’s the ambient droning intro being countered by the lo-fi indie title track, or the more Reflektor-style arrangements. It’s an enjoyable and consistent listen overall.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 05/12/2025 13:57 | #308964
Good album, certainly better than their last two. I like the album is shorter and a bit more minimalist, it's better like this, as long as songs are good - which they mostly are. Only the last song is kind of a filler though.

Pretty sure if this album was made by a new, unknown band it would have had rave reviews. But because it's an album made by the "sexual misconduct guy", every critics says it's poop.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 05/11/2025 03:50 | #308944
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85/100
From 05/10/2025 01:27 | #308918
I dunno, I don't get the hate, it's pretty cool. I like when artists try something kinda risky.
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Rating:  
35/100
From 05/09/2025 18:16 | #308913
How did it go this wrong?
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