Rebel Yell
by Billy Idol

Album
Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
Year: 1983
Release date: 1983-11-10
Overall rank: 1,972nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 212 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (30th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (299th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,972nd)

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Rebel Yell is ranked as the best album by Billy Idol.

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Rebel Yell track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rebel Yell
Average Rating: 88 (113 votes)Comments: View 2
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Daytime Drama
Average Rating: 77 (42 votes)Comments: View 0
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Eyes Without A Face
Average Rating: 87 (98 votes)Comments: View 4
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Blue Highway
Average Rating: 81 (42 votes)Comments: View 0
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Flesh For Fantasy
Average Rating: 84 (61 votes)Comments: View 0
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Catch My Fall
Average Rating: 80 (42 votes)Comments: View 0
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Crank Call
Average Rating: 77 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows
Average Rating: 77 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Dead Next Door
Average Rating: 75 (36 votes)Comments: View 0

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Rebel Yell rankings

Rebel Yell rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,972nd | 1980s rank: 299th | 1983 rank: 30th  Overall chart history
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Rebel Yell ratings

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74/100 (from 212 votes)
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From 09/16/2018 23:33 | #221189 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Billy's early masterpiece. Full of great hits like "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without A Face". And the audio quality is incredible.
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From 08/24/2023 05:35 | #298820 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Rebel Yell, Eyes Without A Face, and Flesh For Fantasy are all absolute classics. The perfect album to play cruising down the road at sunset. (Edited)
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From 11/06/2014 19:44 | #126346 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens burning the ground! One of the best 80s albums and one of the best of rock history!
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From 06/23/2012 21:44 | #45216 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
An iconic CD of the 80s. The best collection of songs Idol released.
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From 07/20/2016 23:36 | #171583 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
1/2 the songs had significant air play when MTV was really music TV. One of the key albums that transitioned us out of the classic rock / disco era to the new wave / hair metal era
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