In The Heat Of The Night
by Pat Benatar
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Pat Benatar bestography
In The Heat Of The Night is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Pat Benatar on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pat Benatar is Crimes Of Passion which is ranked number 5175 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 270.
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In The Heat Of The Night track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
In The Heat Of The Night 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 38 Music Albums of 1979 | 19/38 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1979 Pt 2 | 1/24 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 13 Music Albums of the 1970s | 11/13 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 25 Music Albums of 1979 | 12/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s | 29/40 | 6 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 47/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 62 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 235 | |||
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In The Heat Of The Night ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/16/2026 14:17 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2026 17:02 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,266 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 00:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,486 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.
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I think the last couple of songs could have been better - but overall the first side was very solid the energy was kept up through most of side two. One of her best albums. (Edited)
What a debut album with her incredible voice range that is fast and fun to listen to. The guitar by Neil Giraldo is very rock and I like the whole album. What caught my attention at the time was her play of "I Need a Lover" by John Cougar. I really love her sensual voice in Don’t Let It Show.
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A cross between The Runaways and Tom Petty. Bryan Adams loved this album. :) (Edited)
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/20/2010 20:32 | #13616 | TOP COMMENT
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This album sure starts off with a bang, but after the first three songs it all but dies.
First half is good but the second is only average
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