Circus
by Britney Spears
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Britney Spears bestography
Circus is ranked 6th best out of 13 albums by Britney Spears on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Britney Spears is Blackout which is ranked number 3040 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 505.
(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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Circus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 63 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Circus 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 | stanchoiaz | Top 86 Music Albums of the 2000s | 43/86 | 10 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Boltzmann | Top 17 Music Albums of 2008 | 15/17 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2008 | 17/47 | - |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 17 Music Albums of 2008 | 4/17 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Digital Aurgasm Albums Of The Year 2008 | 6/50 | - |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 72 Music Albums of 2008 | 32/72 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2008 | 17/95 | - |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 38 Music Albums of 2008 | 34/38 | 1 |
| 2024 |  nitomano | Top 31 Music Albums of 2008 | 31/31 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 27 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 67 | |||
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Circus ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 13:33 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,832 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 16:46 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2025 20:17 | SUPERJEFF6 | 551 | 90/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 58.3/100, a mean average of 56.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 56.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 26.7.
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Circus forum mentions
pedro1976 05/31/2023 20:44 in What album are you listening to right now?Circus comments
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After the excellent "Blackout", Britney and her PR team make a move towards brushing up her image after a chaotic 2007, resulting in drab, underwhelming tunes. I'd listen to the tongue-in-cheek "If U Seek Amy" and the decent enough ballad "Unusual You" and dump the rest. (Edited)
Passable pop album that pales in comparison to its visionary predecessor "Blackout". Weak tea. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/20/2012 17:32 | #50839
She's actually better here then she was at her peak. Womanizer is the type of track that will bring her back. Still, she's no album artist. A few singles and a bunch of filler.
VictorVale 01/20/2019 11:39 | #230082
Abuso um pouco da produção, mas ainda sim é bom. Canções que dominaram as rádios.
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