The Ecstatic
by Mos Def
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Mos Def bestography
The Ecstatic is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Mos Def on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mos Def is Black On Both Sides which is ranked number 898 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,930.
(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 Ecstatic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ecstatic rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 60 Music Albums of 2009 | 3/60 | 5 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 2009 | 44/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  briggs54 | Top 75 Music Albums of 2009 | 48/75 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 5/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 31 Music Albums of 2009 | 16/31 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 25 Music Albums of 2009 | 14/25 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2009 | 13/80 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 152 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 550 | |||
The Ecstatic collection
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The Ecstatic ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/11/2026 07:23 | cicadelic | 14,285 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 14:24 |  LebowskiRams | 1,470 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 11:23 | Leginlists | 3,847 | 83/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
The Ecstatic favourites
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The Ecstatic forum mentions
pedro1976 07/05/2026 07:53 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 09/15/2023 15:06 in What album are you listening to right now?
LedZep 11/08/2019 20:18 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionView all forum mentions
The Ecstatic comments
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Still need to think about this a little longer but yeah, I feel like this might be a 10. It's literally perfect from beginning to end. The production was spotless, not a single song was too long, and Mos's rhymes were just on another level. Music is supposed to move you right? Well this shit sent me to another planet.
Oh, and the Slick Rick feature was great too.
Best song(s): the entire album
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