God's Own Medicine
by The Mission

Album
God's Own Medicine by The Mission
Year: 1986
Release date: 1986-11-10
Overall rank: 7,353rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 63 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (97th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (1,036th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,353rd)

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God's Own Medicine is ranked as the best album by The Mission.

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Overall rank: 7,353rd | 1980s rank: 1,036th | 1986 rank: 97th  Overall chart history
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70/100 (from 63 votes)
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 !		09/27/2026 11:08 Vasco  Ratings distribution  75277/100
 
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 !		06/20/2026 00:29 StreakyNuno  Ratings distribution  97289/100

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From BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno
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From 01/30/2018 18:24 | #206852 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I bought this album on vinyl when it first came out and probably haven't listened to it in over twenty years. I had forgotten how good it sounds, particularly how good the vocals are. Severina is my favourite track. There are hints to U2 imo.
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A great album, it sounds more like The Sisters Of Mercy then any other album, as it wasn't recorded long after Wayne left TSOM. Their later albums would show a more independent style unique to The Mission, but this album remains their greatest.
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From 02/22/2013 18:11 | #65838 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Dance on Glass, Severina, Wasteland - all great tracks. I bought this CD in 1987 and it has aged well. Still love listening to it.
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