Built For Speed
by Stray Cats
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Stray Cats bestography
Built For Speed is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Stray Cats on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Stray Cats is Stray Cats which is ranked number 6718 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 196.
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Built For Speed track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Built For Speed rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 4 | 14/100 | - |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 68 Music Albums of 1982 | 20/68 | 4 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 51 Music Albums of 1982 | 30/51 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1981 by Acclaimed Music | 32/47 | - |
| 2025 | Rivera | Top 36 Music Albums of 1982 | 21/36 | 2 |
| 2023 |  Mercury | Top 68 Music Albums of 1982 | 57/68 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | Chambord | Top 56 Music Albums of 1982 | 26/56 | 3 |
| 2022 | Floorwalker | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 20/40 | 32 |
| 2021 |  Listmeister | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 41/100 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 71 | |||
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Built For Speed ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/18/2026 22:41 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2025 18:54 | culwin | 1,594 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2024 00:42 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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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 74.2/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Built For Speed forum mentions
neilgee 06/05/2022 19:28 in What album are you listening to right now?Built For Speed comments
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This is the first album from SC in the USA. The songs come from the first 2 SC albums, apart from the title track.
I agree half this album is real good. Brings me back to a world that was simpler and funner. Pre-PC days! lol
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/08/2013 03:03 | #78351
They only had material for half a record, but that half is nothing but magnificent.
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