Clockwork Angels
by Rush
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Rush bestography
Clockwork Angels is ranked 9th best out of 38 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 161 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,646.
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Clockwork Angels track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Clockwork Angels rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 55 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 57 Music Albums of 2012 | 3/57 | 5 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 82 Music Albums of 2012 | 6/82 | 5 |
| 2026 | SethGunde | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 88/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 13/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2012 | 77/92 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | SethGunde | Top 4 Music Albums of 2012 | 2/4 | 4 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 62 Music Albums of the 2010s | 56/62 | 2 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 85 Music Albums of the 2010s | 54/85 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 111 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 487 | |||
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Clockwork Angels ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/24/2026 01:45 | Yurls | 22 | 87/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 21:12 | MasterOfPuppets | 845 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2026 11:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,700 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.
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Clockwork Angels forum mentions
Repo 09/03/2026 00:18 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Repo 01/13/2020 20:55 in What album are you listening to right now?
jdenny2018 08/28/2018 22:56 in A Deep Dive Into My Top 100 Albums everClockwork Angels comments
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Why in the world is this album ranked number 108 on THIS YEAR'S list? This album is one of Rush's best, full of challenging instrumental passages, wonderful strings, and some solid melodies on songs like "The Wreckers". Rush haven't been very melodic in the last 15 years, but they seem to be turning a corner here. The closer is one of Rush's most emotional pieces - ever.
Highlights: "Caravan", "The Wreckers", and "The Garden" are instant classics. "The Anarchist" and "Headlong Flight" aren't too far behind. The other songs are all good, though "Wish Them Well" is pretty mediocre.
It's the production that kills this album. I get a feeling of drowning when I listen to this album. More air, Rush!
jdenny2018 05/17/2018 21:42 | #215051 | TOP COMMENT
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A surprisingly fantastic album from 60 year old Canadians. One of my personal favorites, and a fitting swan song for Rush (assuming this is their last album)
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/22/2016 18:11 | #178911 | TOP COMMENT
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Easily Rush's best album in decades! The scope of its story is matched by the usual Rush progressive tendencies and outstanding musicianship. The ambition of this album is unprecedented even in Rush's storied history, and they pull it off magnificently.
Like many, I find the production to be a little thick and I would have liked more space in the music, but for me that's a small nit to pick relative to all the great things this album has to offer
Something about an oppressive society. Something about getting what you deserve. Something about someone trying to change the system. All recorded by Rush many years into their days. 'Caravan', 'BU2B' and 'Headlong Flight' are some of the best Rush have recorded. Certainly their best year this millennium.
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