Evil Friends (studio album)
by Portugal. The Man

Evil Friends by Portugal. The Man
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-06-13
Overall rank: 2,186th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 177 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (47th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (358th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,186th)

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Portugal. The Man bestography

Evil Friends is ranked as the best album by Portugal. The Man.

Portugal. The Man album bestography « Higher ranked
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This album (2,186th)
Evil Friends
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Evil Friends track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Evil Friends rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,186th | 2010s rank: 358th | 2013 rank: 47th

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Evil Friends ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 177 votes)
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12/07/2025 19:04 Araldo   1,46980/100
 
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08/03/2025 21:57 BorderFreeAndrew   14,49974/100
 
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06/17/2025 22:28 idiotican   2,80374/100
 
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02/15/2025 14:11 cicadelic   11,40773/100
 
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10/02/2024 07:21 doppelsechs   4280/100

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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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80/100
From 01/08/2015 05:36 | #131038
Good, surprised it's not more popular. "Atomic Man" and "Creep in a T-Shirt" are funky and cool.
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From 11/10/2013 14:52 | #91679
The first 4 songs are among the best that I've ever heard
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90/100
From 10/26/2013 16:57 | #89292
Awesome job. Portugal. The Man keeps trying new stuff without abandoning their sound, and Danger Mouse helped a lot on this one, making a great and catchy album. Creep In a T-Shirt, Evil Friends, Plastic Soldiers, PYR&B are some of the stand-out tracks, Smile is a perfect way to finish it.
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90/100
From 07/16/2013 14:38 | #81598
Portugal. The Man did this album with Danger Mouse and you can totally tell. The perfect mix of the two, it's a great album.
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85/100
From 06/01/2013 01:34 | #77825
This is a great album from a great band. They changed their sound a little bit but mixed the new elements with their own usual style.

Overall, I think it is their most consistent record yet. Every song is solid and pretty darn catchy.
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