Germfree Adolescents
by X-Ray Spex
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Germfree Adolescents is ranked as the best album by X-Ray Spex.
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Germfree Adolescents track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Germfree Adolescents rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1978 | 12/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 77 Music Albums of 1978 | 64/77 | 1 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 17 Music Albums of 1978 | 10/17 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 35 Music Albums of 1978 | 26/35 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 39/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best Of The 70s Pt.3 (201-300) | 69/100 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 | 37/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 76 Music Albums of 1978 | 11/76 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 211 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 761 | |||
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Germfree Adolescents ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/11/2026 14:56 |  HoldenM | 1,892 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 22:28 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 05:15 | goodhumourman | 46 | 64/100 |
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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 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Forum mentions
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HoldenM 09/11/2026 14:57 | #316051
Not unlistenable or bad. I just wish I cared more for any of this beyond a couple of pleasant highlights.
All their hits are on this album, "Germfree Adolscence"(19), "The Day The World Turned Day-Glo"(23), and "Identity"(24). (Edited)
She reminds me Shocking Blue and Joplin. She has good voice ??
Good album ?
11 Plastic Bag ???
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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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