Energy
by Operation Ivy
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Energy is ranked as the best album by Operation Ivy.
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Energy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Energy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 41 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 67 Music Albums of 1989 | 8/67 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 24/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1989 | 54/100 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 61 Music Albums of 1989 | 28/61 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | CounterCulture | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 20/20 | 5 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1989: Punk | 4/13 | - |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 18 Music Albums of 1989 | 3/18 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 130 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 478 | |||
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Energy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 05:45 | Olli | 7,940 | 62/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 00:49 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,283 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 18:39 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.3.
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Energy forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2024 17:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2024View latest topic →
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Energy comments
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Despite an awfully bad production quality, this 1989 East-Bay album is awesome. It's considered as THE first ska-punk record and I believe it will go down in history as one of the greatest album of the genre. But even if you're not a huge fan of that type of music, you can still enjoy the energy and the enthusiasm that are present in every song. Anyway, this record is among my favorites, and if you like the musical style (and if the sound quality doesn't really matter to you) it should also be among yours too. These guys are real and passionate and you can definitely feel it by listening to the record. It's called Energy, and trust me, it really is.
The holy grail of 90s third wave ska and also the most successful blend of hardcore and ska. Elegantly written and savagely played.
One of my favorite albums. This was part of the whole punk ska movement. The songs are so fast and catchy. Several members later formed Rancid.
Absolutely essential if you like your loud punk music! Probably as good as the myths you heard about it. If you are in any posistion to get this album, get it. So very hard to find yet so good. Knowledge and Vulnerability are my favorite.
So much fun!
Favorites: Take Warning, The Crowd, Bad Town, Caution, Big City.
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