Sun
by Cat Power
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Cat Power bestography
Sun is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Cat Power on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cat Power is You Are Free which is ranked number 1478 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,159.
(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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Sun track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sun rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 53 Music Albums of 2012 | 27/53 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s, #401-500 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 |  kadupheming | Top 99 Music Albums of 2012 | 91/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 82/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | top albums, #2601-2700* | 29/82 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q Magazine The 50 Best Albums Of 2012 | 10/49 | - |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 35 Music Albums of 2012 | 13/35 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 154 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 449 | |||
Sun collection
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Sun ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/12/2026 03:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,119 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 15:22 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2025 04:15 | Proto | 4,318 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Sun forum mentions
RoundTheBend 04/06/2021 17:08 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
mickilennial 02/10/2020 20:48 in Best solo female albums of the 2010s? paladisiac 06/02/2015 20:48 in What album are you listening to right now?Sun comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2013 18:07 | #59819 | TOP COMMENT
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On first listen, this sounded like a feist album. This is quite unlike any cat power album i remember. Previously, she used to languish in introspection over organic alt/folk/rock. She's uptempo and beat-driven with chorus hooks aplenty throughout the album that is more slickly produced than usual for her. (Is that auto-tune i hear? And what's with the techno-like effects in "silent warning"?) This album could very likely cause cat power diehards to cry "sell out!". But unlike liz phair, i don't sense calculation here. Instead, it feels like a letting loose, and i sure like it.
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/18/2016 14:45 | #162141 | TOP COMMENT
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This my first Cat Power and I like it a lot. Energetic and -- yes -- sunny.
slshrdanclshr 06/16/2019 13:02 | #237595 | TOP COMMENT
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not that great, but i do like the insane song about "sodie arabia".
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/10/2013 14:53 | #64687
I admit, I'm disappointed in BEA. Our top 100 of 2012 is pitiful. We have about 40 albums in it that aren't even worth listening to, yet albums like this aren't even in the top 200 of the year... It's surprising. This barely misses my top 50 of the year, but I'd definitely recommend it still.
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