At Budokan
by Cheap Trick
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At Budokan is ranked as the best album by Cheap Trick.
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At Budokan 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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At Budokan 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 | Rivera | 101-200 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Best Ever Live Albums | 100/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 71/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 35 Music Albums of 1978 | 14/35 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Favourite Live Albums | 20/23 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 66 Music Albums of 1978 | 32/66 | 3 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Favorite Live Albums | 46/60 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 55 Music Albums of 1978 | 38/55 | 2 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 98 Music Albums of 1978 | 61/98 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 81/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 167 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 414 | |||
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At Budokan ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/28/2026 03:11 | CjHubb117 | 301 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2026 14:23 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2026 21:50 |  slatsheit | 2,074 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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At Budokan forum mentions
dihansse 09/09/2026 19:50 in My discoveries per year
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2020 17:02 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2020At Budokan comments
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As a teenager in 1979, I wore out my air guitar jamming to this one on headphones in my bedroom. Growing up in Nashville, Cheap Trick came through town once a year and I saw them every year for about 12 years. Have seen them several times off and on and while they're a bit older, they haven't missed a step. Still one of the greatest live bands going today.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/05/2017 01:24 | #195555 | TOP COMMENT
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I love the energy here and Zeppelin, AC/DC influenced jams (best track: Need Your Love, which could be mistaken for Def Leppard or the Scorpions). But, this is not a great representation of everything Cheap Trick can do. To put it another way, if this record shows how they influenced hair metal, "In Color" shows how they influenced Nirvana. A fairly lightweight read of Cheap Trick's material.
Crhmgs 11/08/2020 01:02 | #260350 | TOP COMMENT
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Super solid live record, obviously the second half is the highlight of it, but don't let that fool you; it's a consistently good album from start to finish and the performances are amazing, Cheap Trick at their very best.
A classic must own live album
THE live album for those in their teens during this era. I want you to want me, Ain't that a shame, and surrender are rock n roll classics,
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