Live (X-Cert)
by The Stranglers
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The Stranglers bestography
Live (X-Cert) is ranked 11th best out of 29 albums by The Stranglers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Stranglers is Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) which is ranked number 1601 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,072.
(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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Live (X-Cert) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Live (X-Cert) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 85/88 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 71 Music Albums of 1979 | 40/71 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1979 | 43/49 | 1 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | cronadigallina | Top 94 Music Albums of 1979 | 4/94 | 5 |
| 2024 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2023 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2021 | mikepen | Top 95 Music Albums of 1979 | 68/95 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 37 | |||
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Live (X-Cert) ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/20/2025 12:10 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,361 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2025 06:18 | LittleM1971 | 6,001 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2024 07:16 | TonySayers61 | 25,568 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.1.
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Goliath 09/16/2019 16:33 | #242683
My usual advice is to stay clear of live albums.
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