Kill Yr. Idols
by Sonic Youth
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Sonic Youth bestography
Kill Yr. Idols is ranked 17th best out of 43 albums by Sonic Youth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonic Youth is Daydream Nation which is ranked number 75 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,728.
(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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Kill Yr. Idols track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kill Yr. Idols rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CripplingAutism | Top 71 Music Albums of the 1980s | 19/71 | 15 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 77/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1983 | 37/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 36/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 62/90 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Jameth | Top 59 Music Albums of the 1980s | 45/59 | 5 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 62/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 32 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 91 | |||
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Kill Yr. Idols ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2025 21:54 |  LedZep | 5,141 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2025 02:41 | AAL2014 | 4,302 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2025 16:08 | JamesMowbray | 5,702 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.3/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Brother James ranks as one of Sonic Youth's best songs, and the title track isn't bad either, but Early American is just forgettable.
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