God's Own Medicine
by The Mission
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God's Own Medicine is ranked as the best album by The Mission.
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God's Own Medicine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
God's Own Medicine rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 26/61 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest Goth Albums (1 - 100) by Ultimate Record Collection | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 | StreakyNuno | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 79/100 | 22 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1986 | 18/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 53/58 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1986 | 45/89 | 3 |
| 2026 | TastyandTemptin | Top 40 Music Albums of 1986 | 22/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 58/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 173 | |||
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God's Own Medicine ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/10/2026 09:43 |  RasmV | 2,612 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 00:29 | StreakyNuno | 972 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 16:58 | TastyandTemptin | 3,182 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno imacgill 03/16/2025 21:57 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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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.
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.
Secondsoul 02/22/2013 18:11 | #65838 | TOP COMMENT
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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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