Sad And Beautiful World (studio album)
by Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples bestography
Sad And Beautiful World is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Mavis Staples on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mavis Staples is You Are Not Alone which is ranked number 13291 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 86.
(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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Sad And Beautiful World track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sad And Beautiful World rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 45/100 | 7 |
| 2025 | craab | Top 28 Music Albums of 2025 | 11/28 | 3 |
| 2025 | matterhornrider | Top 90 Music Albums of 2025 | 72/90 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Moderated 12 | 1/79 | - |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2025 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  skelter54 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2025 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Uncut | Albums of the year 2025 | 58/80 | 1 |
| 2025 | KEXP | Top 100 Listener Voted Albums of 2025 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Jaymantheman | Top 75 Music Albums of 2025 | 6/75 | 4 |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 59 Music Albums of 2025 | 7/59 | 4 |
| 2025 | Eel Pie Records | Albums of the year 2025 | 43/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/22/2025 23:03 |  Kingturtle | 7,441 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 00:18 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,507 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 13:56 | Araldo | 1,469 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2025 13:40 | Tamthebam | 22,857 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 18:39 | matterhornrider | 4,788 | 81/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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