Generation X (studio album)
by Generation X

Generation X by Generation X
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 8,956th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 67 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (137th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,344th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,956th)

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Generation X bestography

Generation X is ranked as the best album by Generation X.

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This album (8,956th)
Generation X
Lower ranked (36,676th) »
Kiss Me Deadly

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Generation X track list

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Generation X rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,956th | 1970s rank: 1,344th | 1978 rank: 137th

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Generation X ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 67 votes)
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10/13/2025 03:19 culwin   1,28675/100
 
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07/19/2025 19:54 matterhornrider   4,74481/100
 
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07/03/2025 07:34 M4thSoad3r   31285/100
 
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09/15/2023 10:54 JamesMowbray   5,24570/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.3/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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75/100
From 10/13/2025 03:22 | #311336
This music is punk? Well OK if you say so. Anyhow, some of these tracks are pretty good ("Day By Day" and "Kiss Me Deadly"). Others aren't bad but not very interesting. So a real mixed bag. I think the US release has a better selection as well. But overall, salright innit.
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90/100
From 01/12/2022 23:06 | #279224
One of the all time great punk albums is not getting the recognition it deserves on BEA. It’s straight forward punk throughout with my favorite tracks being One Hundred Punks, Steady Ready Go, Kiss Me Deadly and Youth, Youth, Youth.
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90/100
From 10/29/2016 22:41 | #177734
One of my favourites of the era. The band had 4 great musicians, especially in Mark Laff and Derwood Andrews and combined with the solid writing skills of James/Idol made a formidable band. Highly underrated unfortunately, probably due to Idol's looks and the teeny bopper appeal.

Kiss me Deadly is a heck of a song.
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65/100
From 04/04/2013 12:05 | #71342
Billy Idol ....
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