Vital Idol
by Billy Idol
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Billy Idol bestography
Vital Idol is ranked 8th best out of 15 albums by Billy Idol on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Idol is Rebel Yell which is ranked number 2008 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 824.
(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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Vital Idol track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Vital Idol rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Olli | Top Compilations | 4/29 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1985 | 62/65 | - |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1985 | 73/100 | - |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | 100 Best Music of the Eighties | 39/100 | - |
| 2023 | Junomoogmello | Top 21 Music Albums of 1985 | 12/21 | 2 |
| 2021 | Junomoogmello | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  Goliath | Top 12 Music Albums of 1985 | 11/12 | 1 |
| 2019 |  Listmeister | Top 19 Music Albums of 1985 | 3/19 | 4 |
| 1985 | Smash Hits Magazine | The best albums of 1985 | 8/14 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
Vital Idol collection
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Vital Idol ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/08/2025 10:19 | Stevo796 | 1,135 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2023 07:53 | fabm0 | 6,527 | 59/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2023 22:37 | LosWochos | 46,687 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2023 16:48 |  MetalMan67 | 5,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2021 22:24 | traistboar | 1,492 | 79/100 |
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 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.9.
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TheDude85 08/23/2019 14:25 | #241598
A somewhat unnecessary collection which includes extended mixes of some of the lip curling master's best. Still fun.
Goliath 01/22/2019 10:23 | #230236
Extended mixes (complete with silly names) of his greatest hits (sort of).
This is worth owning just for White Wedding! A great compilation with plenty of synth textures and soaring guitars, not to mention the unmistakable vocal talents of Billy Idol.
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