Ace Of Spades
by Motörhead
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Ace Of Spades is ranked as the best album by Motörhead.
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Ace Of Spades track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ace Of Spades rankings
Ace Of Spades rankings summary
Overall rank: 837th | 1980s rank: 123rd | 1980 rank: 15th 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 |
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| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 36 Music Albums of 1980 | 3/36 | 5 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 40 Music Albums of 1980 | 10/40 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 301-400 | 53/100 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 9/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1980 | 4/16 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 70 Music Albums of 1980 | 17/70 | 4 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 49 Music Albums of 1980 | 9/49 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1980 | 17/22 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 85 Music Albums of 1980 | 55/85 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 412 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,069 | |||
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Ace Of Spades ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2026 19:04 |  UofTBlues | 3,641 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 12:47 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 13:13 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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Ace Of Spades forum mentions
This album has been referenced 94 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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jchurd601 06/06/2012 19:49 | #43900 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the greatest hard rock albums ever!! For those that like hard rock, metal, or punk...you should listen to this album, rock out, and make it part of your collection. Lemmy is an anomaly (a true rock legend)...he's still lives the fast life and plays incredibly loud, blistering, fast hard rock. This album will pump you up! I love jogging to this album!
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Junomoogmello TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/19/2021 18:38 | #264675 | TOP COMMENT
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I think Overkill has the edge on this album but without doubt the opener takes some beating. Raw, loud, wall to wall power. There is some great guitar work on the album which goes beyond the power riffery they were so noted for.
For those who may be interested, I picked up a Psychedelic album before Christmas by a band called Sam Gopal, album title Escalator. If you want to hear Lemmy (Ian Willis) in a very different place, even pre-Hawkwind then give it a listen. He played lead and rhythm guitar on the album!
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Killerviolin 01/31/2020 06:02 | #247348 | TOP COMMENT
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What's there to say about this record - it's loose, it's loud, it's nasty, it's intense, and most of all - it's rock and roll. Only 2 or 3 tracks I wouldn't call Motorhead classics, and even then they're still pretty good.
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Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/22/2014 20:01 | #104042 | TOP COMMENT
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"Let's go bro, raise your fist and sing the chorus with us, that's why we are here" Says this album.
I always liked the main song, but i never thought that the full album would be so great. They are angry, furious and full of ability. The highest peak of this classic band. There is no better intro than "Ace of spades" it wakes you up and throws you into a big bunch of people, and you want to be there with these crazy people, because they are there for the same reason of you, enjoy some real rock n' roll. Then it comes love me like a reptile with the unforgettable guitar intro and the lyrics which just surprise me always and always. But when "Dance" comes, please get out of the stage because they will certainly destroy everything that they can see, maybe they don't destroy anything, but the music surely will. With guitar, bass, drums together using all their power, "ace of spades" Hits you like a punch on your face. Will you punch it back? or just stay crying on the floor?
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daftpunter 12/30/2015 06:41 | #155357 | TOP COMMENT
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"I don't want to live forever..."
Sorry Lemmy...you will! God bless Motörhead!
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