Kill Yr. Idols
by Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth bestography
Kill Yr. Idols is ranked 17th best out of 42 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 15,591.
(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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2025 21:54 |  LedZep | 4,872 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2025 02:41 |  AAL2014 | 3,582 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2025 16:08 | JamesMowbray | 5,280 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2024 06:19 | OrionHCCA | 1,188 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2023 00:51 |  MadhattanJack | 5,475 | 65/100 |
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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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