Bad Brains
by Bad Brains
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Bad Brains is ranked as the best album by Bad Brains.
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Bad Brains track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bad Brains rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1982 | 13/56 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1982 3rd chart | 41/51 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1982 | 16/16 | 0 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 34 Music Albums of 1982 | 8/34 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 55 Music Albums of 1982 | 51/55 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Micro-Genres: Hardcore Punk | 2/3 | - |
| 2026 | bobnickmad | Top 57 Music Albums of the 1980s | 20/57 | 13 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 25 Music Albums of 1982 | 3/25 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 268 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,408 | |||
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Bad Brains ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 19:45 | LedZep | 5,141 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 00:52 |  Purplepash | 4,998 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 20:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,692 | 70/100 |
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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 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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BestEverAlbums 07/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5366): By Brandon8 BestEverAlbums 12/01/2024 17:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsBad Brains comments
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/12/2011 05:24 | #19141 | TOP COMMENT
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Want something different? Here you go. Bad Brains is a former jazz & fusion band made up of African American Rastafarians who love reggae and fast punk. The album was originally released on cassette only, reissued in 1996 with a bonus track. It's the fastest, most well played punk you'll ever hear...and then on the next track, it's smooth mellow reggae that's as good as any American band has ever played it. It takes a couple of listens to get your head around it, but it's a powerful and amazing album. Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys calls it the best punk/hardcore album of all time. Dave Grohl says that Bad Brains is the best band he's ever seen live. The influence of this album is huge, and it's maybe the most important punk album ever made in America.
aghhh! the best hardcore punk record ever made! every track is a gem, wish they got more credit
this album's punk tracks are just so consistently good and the occasional reggae track just makes it all the more interesting (Edited)
timtooky 03/30/2014 21:00 | #108127 | TOP COMMENT
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mash up with hardcore punk and reggae tracks. first you listen to very fierce, feral and martial songs and than, when you think, that you cannot stand this noise any longer a smooth and mellow reggae tune comes along. strange listening experience. once you listend to this in its entirety, you won't forget it. maybe you will not listen to it again - but it stays in mind.
Adam Yauch would agree with the best hardcore label. I would too, but the Dead Kennedy's I think have the title. It's close, and the reggae in this album is really good too.
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