Electric
by The Cult
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The Cult bestography
Electric is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by The Cult on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Cult is Love which is ranked number 1257 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,389.
(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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Electric track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Electric rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1987 | 77/80 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1987 | 60/60 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 94 Music Albums of 1987 | 62/94 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 3 | 1/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1987: Metal | 37/54 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1987 | 6/26 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 18 Music Albums of 1987 | 7/18 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 146 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 497 | |||
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Electric ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/21/2026 16:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,554 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/02/2026 17:36 | wizardalien | 920 | 48/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2026 22:06 | JamesMowbray | 5,734 | 69/100 |
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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 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Electric forum mentions
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The Cult, similar to other bands like AC/DC, have a signature sound that makes a lot of their songs sound "samey", which can be good or bad, depending on whether you like them or not. And this album is mostly no exception. First 8 tracks are good, and 10 is decent too. But "Born to be Wild" is not too good, even as a cover. The rule for covers should be the same as movie remakes - if you're not going to be better than the original, or at least just as good in a different way, don't do them. "Memphis Hip Shake" just sounds like an experimental jam session that somebody recorded. But other than that, pretty good album.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2010 23:45 | #11170 | TOP COMMENT
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Other than the abysmal version of Born to Be Wild, this is a great album. Good semi-hard rock n' roll, with Love Removal Machine and Lil' Devil leading the way.
This is quite a throwaway album that after you have listened to it once or twice there is no real reason to come back. It is just lacking quite a bit of substance and good tracks with most of it being filler. There are a couple good songs with some great guitar riffs on there but nothing to save the record. The cover of Born To Be Wild is poor as well. Everything is just too simple and really is quite a dull and bland listen. Overall I have no real desire to listen to this album again but not because it is really bad but just because there isn't anything to it.
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/08/2020 16:19 | #257911 | TOP COMMENT
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The songs on this, aside from Love Removal Machine and Born to Be Wild, are just barely a cut above a dad band rehearsing in a garage. The only reason I like the two aforementioned songs is because the remind me of things I actually like (Guitar Hero, Steppenwolf). You'd think this band would be good live, but you'd be wrong. I saw these guys open for Bush and STP (they were obviously totally out of place) and they were by far the worst band of the night.
A change in sound from their previous album, Love, which I preferred. This is almost a Van Halen/ACDC hybrid album whereas Love was almost Cure-esque but heavier. There are some killer riffs and solos here but for me no standout tracks. Aphrodisiac Jacket is my highlight.
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