Generation X
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Generation X by Generation X
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-03-17
Overall rank: 7,926th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 70 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (120th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,159th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,926th)

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Generation X bestography

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

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- This album (7,926th)
Generation X Lower ranked (38,154th) »
Kiss Me Deadly

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Overall rank: 7,926th | 1970s rank: 1,159th | 1978 rank: 120th  Overall chart history
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From Romanelli 09/16/2024 14:33 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon
“2128 GENERATION X 1978 – CHRYSALIS Produced By MARTIN RUSHENT 1. Gimme Some Truth 2. Wild Youth 3. From The Heart 4. Ready Steady Go 5. Kleenex 6. Promises Promises 7. Day By Day 8. One Hundred Punks 9. Your Generation 10. Kiss Me Deadly 11. Wild Dub 12. Youth Youth Youth World, meet Billy Idol. He…”
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From drakonium 12/26/2014 16:52 in What album are you listening to right now?
“punk music woohoo”
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From 10/29/2016 22:41 | #177734 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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From 01/12/2022 23:06 | #279224 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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From 10/13/2025 03:22 | #311336 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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From 04/04/2013 12:05 | #71342 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Billy Idol ....
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