[6] Jesus Freak Hideout's Christopher Smith praised TobyMac's ability make his musical influences his own, and called the album a "no-filler" and "more mature" album.

[7] Marcos Papadatos from Digital Journal called it TobyMac's "most compelling studio album to date".

[8] CCM Magazine's Natalie Gillespie praised TobyMac's ability to "blend" many musical styles into the album.

1 on the Christian Albums chart, selling 22,000 units in its debut week.

[10] The Elements is tobyMac's first album since Welcome to Diverse City, in 2004, not to crack the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and his shortest by duration, at a mere 40 minutes and 42 seconds.