Germfree Adolescents
by X-Ray Spex

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Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-11-10
Overall rank: 2,019th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 193 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (34th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (365th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,019th)

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Germfree Adolescents is ranked as the best album by X-Ray Spex.

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Overall rank: 2,019th | 1970s rank: 365th | 1978 rank: 34th

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 193 votes)
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 !		05/28/2026 09:07 LammyTS1  Ratings distribution  1,06659/100
 
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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 78.6/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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90/100
From 05/28/2026 09:14 | #314630
All their hits are on this album, "Germfree Adolscence"(19), "The Day The World Turned Day-Glo"(23), and "Identity"(24).
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80/100
From 04/01/2023 11:43 | #295670
She reminds me Shocking Blue and Joplin. She has good voice ??
Good album ?
11 Plastic Bag ???
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From 10/14/2021 15:16 | #274985
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70/100
From 10/11/2020 10:57 | #259184 | TOP COMMENT
Really fun punk record, took me a couple of listens to get into this record, but I enjoyed it.

Favourite track: Identity
Least Favourite track: Plastic Bag
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From 07/23/2019 18:39 | #240276
Favorite Tracks:Six Blade Knife, Southbound Again
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From 07/23/2019 18:38 | #240275
Favorite Tracks:Obsessed With You, Let's Submerge, Plastic Bag
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80/100
From 12/01/2018 17:41 | #225993
So many times I see abhorrent people on the news or other TV programs and 'I am a Poseur' just pops into my head. Love the sax on this album, Poly tried so hard not to be a dolly, but she so is.
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75/100
From 01/07/2018 15:44 | #204809
This is pretty good. Better musicality than I expected. By the time I started to find the vocals a little grating, I was already into bonus tracks.
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100/100
From 01/18/2017 06:58 | #183194 | TOP COMMENT
That initial appeal of this album was definitely not lost by the end, I can't find a weak track - let alone a favourite. All the way through each track is carried out with the ferocity as the last, if not in musicality then in lyricism or delivery. For its 45+ minute run time, I felt this achieved what its modern counterparts couldn't... assimilation. Now don't get me wrong, its just that if you compare the styling of Riot Grrrl to what the male punk equivalent was doing at the time, you might notice an intrinsic separation in the delivery. That's what - most likely - draws me to style. X-Ray Spex prove that they can doubtlessly do both and are worth of being a part of the pantheon of the punk movement of the time. With more renowned acts like Sex Pistols, Ramones & so on.
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From 06/17/2015 21:32 | #144060
Poly is a dolly
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