Best Sufjan Stevens songs, ranked

All 23 songs on Sufjan Stevens's Illinois ranked from best to worst by community rating. 45 ratings.

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Illinois 23

  1. Come On! Feel the Illinoise!Illinois · 200510.0
  2. Casimir Pulaski DayIllinois · 200510.0
  3. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!Illinois · 200510.0
  4. ChicagoIllinois · 200510.0
  5. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, IllinoisIllinois · 20059.9
  6. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.Illinois · 20059.9
  7. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!Illinois · 20059.8
  8. The AvalancheIllinois · 20059.8
  9. The Tallest Man, the Broadest ShouldersIllinois · 20059.8
  10. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!Illinois · 20059.7
  11. Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I RunIllinois · 20059.7
  12. JacksonvilleIllinois · 20059.6
  13. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our HeartsIllinois · 20059.5
  14. The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, “I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!”Illinois · 20059.4
  15. In This Temple, as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the EarthIllinois · 20059.4
  16. The Seer’s TowerIllinois · 20059.4
  17. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good ReasonsIllinois · 20059.3
  18. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey MazeIllinois · 20059.2
  19. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a FewIllinois · 20059.2
  20. One Last “Whoo‐Hoo!” for the PullmanIllinois · 20059.2
  21. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your PredicamentIllinois · 20059.2
  22. Prairie Fire That Wanders AboutIllinois · 20059.1
  23. Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out in BushnellIllinois · 20059.0