X (studio album)
by INXS

X by INXS
Year: 1990
Overall rank: 4,574th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 134 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1990 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (771st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,574th)

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INXS bestography

X is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by INXS on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by INXS is Kick which is ranked number 618 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,775.

INXS album bestography « Higher ranked (3,554th)
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This album (4,574th)
X
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74/100 (from 134 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.

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75/100
From 12/16/2019 21:56
Charlie Musselwhite brought me here as he's a guest on the album.
#245730 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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From 01/02/2018 16:59
Their best album.
#204425 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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80/100
From 10/12/2016 21:37
Another good INXS album, but then they all were from Shabooh Shoobah until Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Not up to the standard of LLT, SS, The Swing, Kick or WTWYA, but not too far behind. INXS classics in the first three tracks and Bitter Tears, all up there with their best tracks but there are just too many tracks that aren't quite so good to rate it higher. I was lucky enough to see them at Wembley Arena touring this album but even that is not enough for me to warrant this a favourite.
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From 01/09/2015 17:08
imho not as good as Listen Like Thieves
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From 03/22/2014 20:55
Decent album, solid from start to finish. It doesn't have quite the knockouts of Kick, so doesn't quite compare.
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From 05/11/2013 19:14
Back in 1990 I would have told you this was better than 'Kick' after reviewing them recently their best material is in the earlier album faves here The Stairs,Disappear,By My Side,Hear That Sound.
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From 06/23/2012 21:54
Suicide blonde and Bitter tears are great songs, but I think Disappear is one of the best records they ever made.
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70/100
From 05/19/2012 00:04
Most people think of INXS as an 80s band but they had some great albums in the 90s, too. Me personally I almost like this one MORE than Kick, no joke. A great follow-up.
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From 05/17/2012 01:29
Its OK.
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From 01/04/2012 21:38
This is almost just as catchy and poppy as "kick", a noble follow-up to their breakthrough album. Start with "suicide blond" then roll on to "bitter tears" if you don't believe me.
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