Give 'Em Enough Rope
by The Clash
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The Clash bestography
Give 'Em Enough Rope is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by The Clash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Clash is London Calling which is ranked number 21 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 30,113.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Give 'Em Enough Rope track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/25/2026 18:35 | Jantje | 659 | 75/100 | |
| 02/28/2026 18:11 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 02/19/2026 00:45 | Devilwoac | 1,104 | 97/100 | |
| 02/10/2026 03:09 |  AAL2014 | 3,706 | 75/100 | |
| 02/05/2026 12:37 |  djrodo | 980 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Many, in fact I'm sure most, will disagree, but this is my favourite Clash album. Love it
HoldenM 04/30/2023 22:04 | #296513
What it lacks in the sense of discovery and immediacy of the debut it makes up for in tighter production and higher highs.
English Civil War ???
I really don't get why this is rated so much lower than their debut. Seems like people have been told this is worse, and then rocking with it. i will agree, the first is better, but this deserves a spot in the top 1000.
Best: Safe European Home
Wost: Last gang in tonw
Not as good as their first album and a lot of songs are just too long, but it still has some bangers on it.
Those first true songs are fantastic and easily The Clash classics, but it has nothing on their debut in terms of overall energy and consistency, also has a bland sound.
Jboy56 01/06/2022 14:15 | #278749
I'm not a great punk or Clash fan, but this album sounds good, at some places the guitar mix is too stuffed, but it sounds professional.
Larcx13 11/17/2020 15:36 | #260964
The lower ratings must be from people who didnt give this album time. I didnt like it as much when I heard it the first couple of times. As I grew up and widened my music taste I came back to it... this record is actually much better than people here give it credit. Clash's 3rd best in my opinion.
micah88800 07/14/2020 13:35 | #255559
Worst of classic Clash but still some great moments. Best if dont listen to it as album and just pick out songs you like. Is there a more Clash song than Tommy Gun? Easily one of my favorite clash tunes. Safe European Home, Last Gang in Town,and Stay Free are other highlights
llibnanoon 07/14/2020 13:08 | #255557
Meh. Rating (71.00)
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