The Pale Emperor
by Marilyn Manson

Album
The Pale Emperor by Marilyn Manson
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-01-16
Overall rank: 6,266th   
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 88 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2015 (129th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,189th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,266th)

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Marilyn Manson bestography

The Pale Emperor is ranked 4th best out of 16 albums by Marilyn Manson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Marilyn Manson is Mechanical Animals which is ranked number 1566 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,088.

Marilyn Manson album bestography « Higher ranked (3,931st)
Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death) This album (6,266th)
The Pale Emperor Lower ranked (10,370th) »
We Are Chaos

(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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The Pale Emperor track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Killing Strangers
Average Rating: 80 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
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Deep Six
Average Rating: 80 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
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Third Day Of A Seven Day Binge
Average Rating: 80 (19 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles
Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: View 1
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Warship My Wreck
Average Rating: 80 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
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Slave Only Dreams To Be King
Average Rating: 76 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Devil Beneath My Feet
Average Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
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Birds Of Hell Awaiting
Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
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Cupid Carries A Gun
Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
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Odds Of Even
Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Pale Emperor rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,266th | 2010s rank: 1,189th | 2015 rank: 129th

The Pale Emperor collection

The Pale Emperor ratings

Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 88 votes)
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 !		12/01/2025 08:18 Tamthebam   22,94569/100
 
80/100
 !		07/17/2025 02:48 rfowler   44385/100
 
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 !		06/17/2025 22:08 idiotican   2,80374/100
 
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 !		11/30/2024 04:18 Banner   4,90680/100

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The Pale Emperor comments

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From 10/14/2020 01:35 | #259277
I didn't think 5 years ago when I first started my MM journey that I would regard "The Pale Emperor" as Marilyn Manson's greatest album, I also didn't think it would find it's way into my heart as one of my favorite albums of all time, but it is. And I love it.

Best Song(s): All of them
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 01/23/2016 01:56 | #157394
IMO, this is Manson's best album since The Golden Age Of Grotesque. He's taken his music in a bluesy direction, and yet he still sounds just as sinister as ever.

Best Tracks: "Killing Strangers" and "Deep Six"
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Rating:  
75/100
From 12/02/2015 20:07 | #153807
Not the biggest Manson fan in the world, but I'd be lying if I said I thought this wasn't good.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 06/05/2015 07:36 | #143069
Nice to hear Manson back with a strong album. After 4 straight underwhelming or straight up turds Manson finally founds his groove again. As a person who grew up with Manson this pleases me greatly. I hope he continues this more bluesy approach as well.
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Rating:  
60/100
From 04/25/2015 11:02 | #140171
The only reason it's this low rated is because it's "Marilyn Manson", I bet you half of the people who voted haven't even listened to the album.
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60/100
From 02/02/2015 08:31 | #133742
What the hell is up with you guys!? This is by far his best work since Holy Wood.
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50/100
From 01/31/2015 11:50 | #133255
Pas un grand fan du père Marilyn mais là il ne s'est pas foulé du tout..
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