Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
by Phoenix

Album
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-05-25
Overall rank: 442nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 905 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2009 (5th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 2000s (71st)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (442nd)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Lisztomania
Average Rating: 88 (240 votes)Comments: View 0
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1901
Average Rating: 88 (238 votes)Comments: View 3
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Fences
Average Rating: 84 (172 votes)Comments: View 0
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Love Like A Sunset Pt. 1
Average Rating: 82 (158 votes)Comments: View 0
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Love Like A Sunset Pt. 2
Average Rating: 81 (153 votes)Comments: View 0
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Lasso
Average Rating: 84 (173 votes)Comments: View 0
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Rome
Average Rating: 85 (172 votes)Comments: View 0
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Countdown
Average Rating: 80 (150 votes)Comments: View 1
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Girlfriend
Average Rating: 81 (152 votes)Comments: View 0
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Armistice
Average Rating: 81 (153 votes)Comments: View 0

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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix rankings

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix rankings summary
Overall rank: 442nd | 2000s rank: 71st | 2009 rank: 5th  Overall chart history
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79/100 (from 905 votes)
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 !		07/30/2026 19:22 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,74548/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.


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From BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From 06/17/2025 23:04 | #309587
It started off so well with the first three tracks, especially 1901 and Fences which are the best two tracks on the album. But then Love Like A Sunset ruins the momentum and the rest of the tracks are so mediocre. Shame because after the first three I thought this was going to be a great album. (Edited)
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60/100
From 03/01/2023 04:45 | #294579
Fluffy as a pillow harmless French pop that’s owes more than a debt to The Strokes
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85/100
From 10/02/2021 10:49 | #274573
A fantastic modern pop albums with so many songs that you can just fall in love with. The best on the album being Rome, Lisztomania and Lasso all of which are so beautifully composed with great lyrics and amazing production. The record doesn't over stay its welcome as well with it being a short and cute album that keeps you entertained throughout. There is a track that I'm not incredibly keen on and I do think it is quite weak and that is Love Like A Sunset Pt. 1 but it isn't so bad it sucks you out of the atmosphere of the album. Overall, this is an extremely fun record full of enjoyable moments.
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80/100
From 09/14/2021 22:08 | #273736
Que alegria de álbum!
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70/100
From 01/03/2021 16:04 | #263763
Modern pop music doesn't get much better than this.
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