The Only Thing (track)
by Sufjan Stevens
Year: 2015
From the album Carrie & Lowell (track #6)
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The Only Thing appears on the following album(s) by Sufjan Stevens:
- Carrie & Lowell (track #6) (this album) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/22/2026 18:36 | StevenSerrao101 | 33 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 05:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,721 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2025 14:19 | gmessian | 1,472 | 55/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2025 06:23 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2025 13:54 | stareaterogni0n | 3,480 | 72/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.9/100, a mean average of 88.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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ffudnebbuh 11/24/2018 01:15 | #225572
fav song of the 2015, so dark and emotional
ismailer 11/19/2016 12:31 | #178718
This song is so emotional, it brings me tears every time I hear it. This is my favorite song on the album.
This song is quite wonderful both lyrically and musically. My current favorite song on the album.
Musically, it's amazing. Light, beautiful, and full of depth.
Lyrically, it's otherworldly. A man with nothing left in the world, holding on to reasons to keep living. Tragic and strangely uplifting.
"Should I tear my heart out now? Everything I feel returns to you somehow."
One of the few perfect songs ever. So beautiful!! So complex and simple at the same time. Intellegent and honest. Deeply sad and moving
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