I Love Rock 'N' Roll
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 4,798th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 107 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1981 (82nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (702nd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,798th)

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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts bestography

The best album by Joan Jett is I Love Rock 'N' Roll which is ranked number 4798 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 289.

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Overall rank: 4,798th | 1980s rank: 702nd | 1981 rank: 82nd

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 107 votes)
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From 03/04/2022 01:18 | #282229
So in my drive to support women in rock & roll, I listened to several Runaways cassettes, coming away mostly unimpressed, but thinking the bass player had ears, and whoever wrote the song about being a "Cherry Bomb" understood rock & roll on some primal attitudinal level that deserved respect. Couple years pass, and I walk into my sister and brother-in-law's house-- my elder, sort of respectable brother-in-law-- to find him tickled pink, listening to this; and I knew as soon as I heard the voice...
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From 03/17/2016 14:40 | #162099
A guilty pleasure.
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From 06/08/2013 02:32 | #78336
Another somewhat sentimental inclusion. The title track was THE hit when this user first started attending school dances. There is other good rock & roll on here though. Not for those who seek new sounds, but for those who appreciate the basics this is as good times rock as times get.
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From 11/16/2012 20:20 | #55195
It's a good album, but there's just too many covers. Even its best track is a cover.
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From 04/03/2012 16:07 | #39369
Fine, Jett-led rockin' effort.
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