For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
by Van Halen
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Van Halen bestography
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is ranked 10th best out of 17 albums by Van Halen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Halen is Van Halen which is ranked number 383 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,325.
(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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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 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 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1991 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrfloosak | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1991 | 35/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 56 Music Albums of 1991 | 49/56 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 4 | 18/100 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 501-600 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1991 | 31/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 60 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 119 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/19/2026 20:29 | twigglyfiggly | 56 | 89/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 12:10 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 13:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,688 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.4/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.
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Romanelli 03/15/2016 16:36 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sacred CowFor Unlawful Carnal Knowledge comments
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The hits are good/great, the rest is pretty forgettable. However, about half the album were hits.
llibnanoon 11/24/2020 16:10 | #261329
Great album, great title. Rating (81.36)
jeremy9 11/02/2019 10:14 | #244365
I like this album, it's very consistent
adnielsenSome things never change.
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