The Golden Age
by Woodkid
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The Golden Age is ranked as the best album by Woodkid.
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The Golden Age track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Golden Age rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | FNAC Les 10 albums d'annnée 2013 | 8/10 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 94 Music Albums of 2013 | 15/94 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Ouest France Albums 2013 | 3/10 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | WATM Magazine Best 50 Albums 2013 | 49/50 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 19 Music Albums of 2013 | 17/19 | 1 |
| 2026 |  greatson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | FelipeBoorkes | Top 91 Music Albums of the 2010s | 81/91 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 81 | |||
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The Golden Age ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 18 hours ago |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 16:24 | wizardalien | 898 | 48/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2026 10:24 | Leginlists | 3,840 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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The two well-known songs, Run Boy Run and Iron, are good but the rest of the album is really uninteresting. Feels like most of the tracks are the same, they really spammed that army band-style drum bit. (Edited)
"The Golden age" has a bombastic sound that creates an cinematic feeling. Unfortunately this and the dense metaphoric also greatly limits the album as it stays so big you don't really feel the emotions it is trying to convey. A notable exception is "Iron" which carries the epic feel the rest of the album tries to.
Saradominsm 05/22/2017 20:44 | #191247
As an overall album, its nice, but just doesn't hit the mark altogether. This album has many ups and downs in terms of quality. Run boy run is one of my personal favorites, and, honestly, is one of the greatest tracks I've had the pleasure of listening too, Iron too.
Could do with the exclusion of a couple of songs, but overall I love this album. It takes baroque pop to the extreme and does a very good job of it, especially on Run Boy Run, Stabat Mater and Iron.
Mophos 11/16/2013 18:01 | #92927
The album is ok and Woodkid clearly has a distinguishing sound. It would have been better if some songs had been left out. As it is, it is a bit too repetitive.
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