Virgin Killer
by Scorpions

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Virgin Killer by Scorpions
Year: 1976
Release date: 1976-10-09
Overall rank: 9,597th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 98 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (127th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,368th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,597th)

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Scorpions bestography

Virgin Killer is ranked 11th best out of 37 albums by Scorpions on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Scorpions is Love At First Sting which is ranked number 1971 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 862.

Scorpions album bestography « Higher ranked (9,597th)
Virgin Killer This album (9,597th)
Virgin Killer Lower ranked (10,491st) »
Tokyo Tapes

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Virgin Killer track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Pictured Life
Average Rating: 81 (23 votes)Comments: View 0
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Catch Your Train
Average Rating: 77 (20 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
In Your Park
Average Rating: 73 (17 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Backstage Queen
Average Rating: 74 (19 votes)Comments: View 0
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Virgin Killer
Average Rating: 72 (19 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Hell Cat
Average Rating: 72 (16 votes)Comments: View 1
7.
Crying Days
Average Rating: 73 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
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Polar Nights
Average Rating: 73 (17 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Yellow Raven
Average Rating: 73 (15 votes)Comments: View 0

Virgin Killer rankings

Virgin Killer rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,597th | 1970s rank: 1,368th | 1976 rank: 127th  Overall chart history
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Virgin Killer ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 98 votes)
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75/100
 !		08/13/2026 05:07 Sumbody  Ratings distribution  1,91675/100
 
85/100
 !		07/09/2026 19:04 mizzle  Ratings distribution  1,57182/100
 
70/100
 !		06/23/2026 10:58 PurplePiePete  Ratings distribution  1,84680/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.


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Virgin Killer forum mentions

This album has been referenced 7 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 08/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5401): By Repo
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by by (1963) 4. by (1981) 5. by (1970) 6. by (1969) 7. by (1971) 8. by (1983) 9. (1986) 10. by (1965) 11. by (1984) 12. by by (1963) 14. by (1978) 15. by (2009) 16. by by (1969) 18. by (1941) 19. by (1977) 20. by (1951) 21. by (1956)…”
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From MickLord 05/17/2022 07:42 in What album are you listening to right now?
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From Repo 08/17/2018 14:53 in My discoveries per year
“And then a threesome of the Scorpions, a band of which I really love their seventies period (with the Tokyo Tapes as the quintessential live album) but not so much what came after that. When going through this album I keep going back to the Tokyo Tapes tracks and in nearly all instances find that…”
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Virgin Killer comments

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From 03/04/2011 22:18 | #18929 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
While their 80's work made them a household name throughout the world, I actually prefer their hard rocking 70's stuff. They got on a run for a while that was incredible. (Edited)
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From 11/15/2012 23:18 | #55137 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Catch Your Train changed my life. The vocals and guitar work on that track cannot be described in words. It is said best through the music it creates. Just get the whole album though. Just keep in mind that this isn't the 80s Scorpions you know.
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From 04/14/2013 18:42 | #73095 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Qhat I don't like about the album is that almost every track is 7.5 to ke.
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From 03/23/2023 18:29 | #295351
Best track is 8. This track reminds me CAN
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From 03/01/2015 15:26 | #135856
Best Track: Catch Your Train
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