Kicking Against The Pricks
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds bestography
Kicking Against The Pricks is ranked 18th best out of 30 albums by Nick Cave on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nick Cave is Skeleton Tree which is ranked number 369 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,479.
(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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Kicking Against The Pricks track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kicking Against The Pricks rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 84 Music Albums of 1986 | 68/84 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 23 Music Albums of 1986 | 15/23 | 2 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ranked | 16/16 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1986 | 91/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest Goth albums (101 - 200) by Ultimate Record Collection | 23/98 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 47/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 119 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 304 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 02:22 | xhitmanx | 1,598 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 03:01 | Proto | 4,278 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2026 19:46 | HoldenM | 1,876 | 84/100 |
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HoldenM 06/26/2026 19:48 | #315079
Imagine taking a dozen songs, many of which are legendary, and then having the gall to shape them in your own image. In virtually no other scenario does this work as well for anyone else (Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back comes close, though) and where many of the tracks rival their originals. Perhaps this is not the most essential NCatBS listen, but it's a damn good one. (Edited)
AAL2014 02/28/2021 17:29 | #266785 | TOP COMMENT
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Without prior knowledge, I would have had no clue this entire record is covers. It's as seamless and intriguingly dynamic as anything the group released in the 80's. The tracks are varied but the overall flow and sonic storyline is not. I like this quite a bit. (Edited)
I know they are all covers, but in this album they did It in such a way that makes It unique, kind of like the way Cash does his covers, really impressionable.
Kicking against the pricks, is one of those rare covers albums, where instead of sounding like an indulgent karaoke record, here, it actually sounds like an LP. Opener, muddy water, is possibly the best song here, just like he does on most of the tracks, Cave really makes it his own. By the time I get to Phoenix, is great too, up there with Isaac Hayes' epic version. Hey Joe, though, is not up to the Hendrix take, but as before, Cave still makes it his own. Long black veil, is dark and brooding, while, I'm gonna kill that woman, sounds like vintage Cave. The hammer song, is another special moment. All in all, an enjoyable and atmospheric album.
badseed 04/13/2015 03:24 | #139405 | TOP COMMENT
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Nothing spectacular, but a fun cover album.
Favorite tracks: "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman", "Muddy Water"
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