Beauty Behind The Madness
by The Weeknd
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Beauty Behind The Madness is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by The Weeknd on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Weeknd is After Hours which is ranked number 804 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,163.
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Beauty Behind The Madness track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/13/2026 09:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,111 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 18:30 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 22:04 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,649 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 17:43 | Yannlebrac | 183 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 04:22 | Alexpwq | 69 | 86/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2016 Grammys. The winner was 1989 by Taylor Swift
The Hills and Cant feel my face are the two highlights. Otherwise it's consistant, but not his best. just in front of House of Balloons for me
planetneutral 02/11/2021 21:03 | #266186
One unquestionably great song and some fun production here and there, but I was having a hard time liking this persona enough to spend over an hour with it.
Boltzmann 02/08/2020 08:11 | #247592
He should watch out not to sound like an MJ cover band, but somehow it only becomes apparent how much he sounds like MJ when you pay attention to it. He always manages to add that Weeknd magic to it, that makes it unique.
Great, wacky album. He has a great voice!
The Weeknd sounds like a somewhat Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy here.
this is Abel's transition to pop music, while it's better than the usual radio-friendly songs. Kind of catchy, at the cost of a more generic sound. It's still a downgrade of his previous works. But it doesn't mean it's bad, he is truly one of the best male voices on the industry, and really remains you to MJ.
Is better to listen to The Weeknd 24/7 on the radio, than anything else.
Two very different singles from this record have launched The Weeknd into the American mainstream: the dark and gritty "The Hills" and the funky pop charmer "Can't Feel My Face." The artist has been known for the dark and dreary tunes than can alienate people from becoming fans, but the fun of "Can't Feel My Face" may be the light at the end of that dark tunnel.
Still, those dreary tunes flood this album and keep it from being listenable all the way through. I think more collaborations with talented artists could really lift his music and make it more appealing than his current loner DIY approach.
If he can channel more groove and charm into his music he could very well deliver some more great singles or even a solid album in the next few years. I will definitely be watching for more from this Toronto native.
awesomness425 12/03/2015 00:11 | #153818 | TOP COMMENT
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Something more than average coming out of Mainstream Pop/R&B
Can't Feel My Face is one of the catchiest tunes of the year. The rest of the album is decent but the subject matter of the songs gets repetitive real quick
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