Misfits
by The Kinks
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The Kinks bestography
Misfits is ranked 15th best out of 62 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 148 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,119.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Misfits track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Misfits rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1978 | 33/62 | 2 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 22 Music Albums of 1978 | 15/22 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 | 36/40 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 89 Music Albums of 1978 | 45/89 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 41 Music Albums of 1978 | 17/41 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1978 Pt 2 | 13/26 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 87/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 66 Music Albums of 1978 | 44/66 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 57 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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Misfits ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/30/2026 08:53 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 13:20 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 11:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,168 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.
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jackup 07/29/2022 06:22 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 07/04/2018 20:49 in My discoveries per yearMisfits comments
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One of the better 'latter day' Kinks albums. Ray Davies' songwriting is as strong as ever, and I do suspect that if this album was released during the band's classic period, misfits, just might be looked upon as one of their best albums. Very good.
The best album of them after Muswell Hillbillies
Favorite songs: Misfits, A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy, In a Foreign Land
Jboy56 11/01/2023 15:55 | #299736 | TOP COMMENT
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I have never got the kinks under my skin. (Edited)
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