Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
by Meat Loaf
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Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Meat Loaf on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Meat Loaf is Bat Out Of Hell which is ranked number 696 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,467.
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Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | culwin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Indie albums of the year 1993 by Radio X | 21/25 | - |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 46 Music Albums of the 1990s | 31/46 | 7 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1993 | 6/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1993 | 3/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 32 America Usa | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 11 Music Albums of 1993 | 2/11 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 101 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 400 | |||
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Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/24/2026 09:14 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 16:11 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 21:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 61.4/100, a mean average of 60.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 60.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.6.
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This album is good, but not great. I think "Out Of The Frying Pan" is the best song on the album, but it's a cover of an older Steinman song from his own 1981 album (as are a couple of other tracks here). Most of the other songs are "pretty good" or "just OK". Either they tend to be a little boring ("Objects In The Rear View Mirror") or have some questionable lyrics ("Life Is A Lemon"), but I can overlook some of that. "Back Into Hell" is just an instrumental that repeats what you've already heard, and "Lost Boys And Golden Girls" is the weakest lyrically, and could have been left off. "Wasted Youth" is one of the most hilarious things ever made and I love it. It's an 8/10 album - if you don't think about it too much.
I can't understand the hate for this album, it is a little bit worse than the first but it is still a great album IMO...
I think MANY miss the tongue in cheek methods behind the madness. NOt to be taken at face value. Talented but over produced good vocals but over sung, again i feel its all part of the schtick. Not near the classic the first is but far superior to bat III.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/07/2017 09:25 | #197428
Woof ! This album stinks, an average rating of 61 blows my mind . In a word ....no . I gave it a well deserved 5/100 (Edited)
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