Circus Maximus
by Momus
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Momus bestography
Circus Maximus is ranked 3rd best out of 30 albums by Momus on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Momus is Tender Pervert which is ranked number 12925 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 91.
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Circus Maximus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Circus Maximus rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  bertrandu | Best Chamber Folk Albums | 42/100 | - |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 48 Music Albums of 1986 | 24/48 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 85 Music Albums of 1986 | 50/85 | 2 |
| 2024 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | WayneMC | Top 92 Music Albums of 1986 | 92/92 | 0 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2019 | bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 27/100 | 15 |
| 2018 |  CellarDoor | Top 33 Music Albums of 1986 | 25/33 | 1 |
| 2017 | bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2017 | bertrandu | Best Contemporary Folk Albums | 76/100 | - |
| 2017 | bertrandu | Best Singer/Songwriter Albums | 93/100 | - |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 94/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Circus Maximus ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/27/2026 22:17 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,716 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2025 10:45 |  greatson | 1,852 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2024 03:47 | cestuneblague | 8,252 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2021 23:15 |  drstuey | 2,709 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2020 13:11 | jnfbn | 8,878 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.7.
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drstuey 03/27/2021 23:45 | #267843
His first solo album is quite different to the rest of his output as it all classical acoustic guitar. And it's a concept album of songs inspired by the bible. Standout track is Lucky Like St. Sebastian.
O.T. 01/25/2016 23:25 | #157733
"The old testament to the new instruments", no record machtes the old él! slogan better than this - though several of it's hearoes are from the new testament and the choice instruments was often rather classical. "Paper waraps rock" reads to me still like a lyrical masterpiece.
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