It's Alive
by Ramones

It's Alive by Ramones
(Live album)
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 3,677th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 136 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (64th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (634th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,677th)

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Ramones bestography

It's Alive is ranked 6th best out of 27 albums by Ramones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ramones is Ramones which is ranked number 232 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,899.

Ramones album bestography « Higher ranked (3,241st)
End Of The Century
This album (3,677th)
It's Alive
Lower ranked (3,814th) »
Pleasant Dreams

(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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It's Alive track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 3,677th | 1970s rank: 634th | 1979 rank: 64th

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78/100 (from 136 votes)
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02/28/2026 18:08 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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12/31/2025 05:20 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79670/100
 
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10/27/2025 10:29 robertoveltri  Ratings distribution  82379/100
 
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10/27/2025 03:24 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,13176/100
 
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07/07/2025 17:17 Dingerbell  Ratings distribution  4,00362/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.

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From 12/12/2024 19:12 | #306470
For everyone saying all Ramones songs sound the same, you can hear the differences on this album. Stellar and spectacular.
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85/100
From 05/23/2019 08:00 | #236569
Pure Rock'n'Roll... You should have at least one RAMONES-album in your collection. This is it!
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From 01/20/2016 21:38 | #157168
The best live album I've ever heard. Just 50+ minutes of relentless punk capturing the Ramones at their best.
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From 07/12/2015 20:05 | #145596
Not bad
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90/100
From 09/09/2014 14:06 | #121580
If you're a Ramones fan or a fan of 70's punk this is a no brainer. Great 1977 New Years Eve show at the height of the Ramones power. Original 4 Johnny Joey Tommy and Dee Dee. This is well recorded, sonically great and so so satisfying. One of the greatest live albums EVER and my personal favorite Ramones album. An absolute must for any rocker.
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85/100
From 12/11/2010 19:26 | #16936
The only Ramones album you need - period. Fast, edgy, catchy, mucho energy and fun. This album is a house wrecker - every time it came on at a party something was broken
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90/100
From 05/30/2010 01:32 | #12308
Their first live album, this captures the Ramones before they got all speed and thrash towards the end of their career. This album makes you feel as if you were there and it's an amazing chronicle of the band from beginning to end.
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2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
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