Badmotorfinger
by Soundgarden
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Badmotorfinger is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Soundgarden on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Soundgarden is Superunknown which is ranked number 161 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,684.
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Badmotorfinger track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Badmotorfinger rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Greatest Music Albums #101 - 200 | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 | Brando1788 | Top 33 Music Albums of the 1990s | 22/33 | 7 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1991 | 3/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | in 2021 (2 B deleted) | 44/99 | - |
| 2026 |  rambleon80 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 701-800 | 9/100 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 85 Music Albums of 1991 | 10/85 | 4 |
| 2026 | Ranger | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 82/100 | 18 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 480 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,803 | |||
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Badmotorfinger ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 38 minutes ago | stareaterogni0n | 615 | 70/100 |
| ! | 5 days ago | blueandthemoon | 2,893 | 76/100 |
| ! | 10/23/2026 09:28 | christosbakas | 411 | 99/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Badmotorfinger forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5464): By LordMarkView latest topic →
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A good album, although it does sound a little dated listening to it in 2017. I used to love Chris Cornell's voice but it sounds a bit over the top now. Still it's enjoyable enough, if a little overlong, with, Jesus Christ pose, the standout track. Superunknown,though, would be much better.
I think superunknown's got more great songs but Outshined & Slaves & Bulldozers are 2 of the best rock songs ever
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2017 20:59 | #191195 | TOP COMMENT
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So great. This and Temple of the Dog are probably the best vocal performances on any albums ever. RIP (Edited)
It's sad that this album never got as much attention as Nevermind (Nirvana) or Ten (Pearl Jam). Personally, I love Badmotorfinger slightly more than the latter and only slightly less than the former.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/21/2015 22:17 | #132156 | TOP COMMENT
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Combines the rough and raw sound of early Soundgarden with the songwriting of the later period. While there's a lot of overlap in the material here paved way for the masterpiece to come. Best tracks: "Outshined", "Searching with My Good Eye Closed", "Mind Riot"
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