So Alone
by Johnny Thunders
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So Alone is ranked as the best album by Johnny Thunders.
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So Alone track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
So Alone rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 78 Music Albums of 1978 | 28/78 | 3 |
| 2026 |  btener11 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 25/100 | 73 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 18/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Mercury | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 52/100 | 47 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 58 Music Albums of 1978 | 36/58 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1978 | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | MadhattanJack | Top 89 Music Albums of 1978 | 21/89 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 73 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 382 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | Norman Bates | 10,193 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2026 14:31 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 14:26 | btener11 | 3,910 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Mercury 05/10/2014 03:10 in Recommendations ThreadSo Alone comments
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Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/09/2013 19:08 | #91483 | TOP COMMENT
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This is an overlooked masterpiece. It's an awesome rock and roll record. It includes perhaps one of the most heartbreakingly honest songs ever written in "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory".
Really, I don't know what exactly it is about this record that makes me feel so close to it and attached to it. All the tracks are great. There are a lot of covers, but they are the kinds of covers that really add to and enrich the feeling the album and the artist. The attitude and offhandedness of "Great Big Kiss" is a great example of this.
Also, there is an interesting war of emotions here, there are clear sounds of sadness here at points, along with a definite apathetic vibe. It sounds like he was struggling to come to grips with his junky life. Even the front cover just conveys deep sadness. Him all alone in the corner of a room, just totally numb looking.
Finally, the Sex Pistols bashing on "London Boys" is or should be required listening for anyone who is getting into early punk. And "Daddy Rollin' Stone" should be required listening to anyone who wants a good grip on what cool sounds like.
"Feel so restless, I am...Beat my head against a pole.
Try to knock some sense down in my bones.
And even though they don't show, These scars aren't so old
And when they go, They let you know
You can't put your arms around a memory" (Edited)
lancashirearab TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/06/2012 08:25 | #39530 | TOP COMMENT
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This album also includes Peter Perrett & Mike Kellie from the Only Ones, Paul Cook & Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, Paul Gray & Steve Nicol from Eddie & the hot rods, Phil Lynott and Steve Marriot. A good album. (Edited)
You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory and London Boys are the ones you want.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/04/2013 15:54 | #83039 | TOP COMMENT
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Gutter Rock!
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