Plastic Fang
by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion bestography
Plastic Fang is ranked 5th best out of 18 albums by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is Orange which is ranked number 5261 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 264.
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Plastic Fang track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Plastic Fang 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 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2002 | 12/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 97 Music Albums of 2002 | 20/97 | 4 |
| 2025 | cmoshier | 50 Best Steve Albini Albums | 30/49 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the '00's (201 - 300) | 4/100 | - |
| 2025 | spinout | Top 94 Music Albums of the 2000s | 70/94 | 5 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | High Expectations Lead To Disappointment | 28/28 | - |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2021 | Johnnyo | After 3 months of 2021 - blues / blues rock | 68/85 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 44 | |||
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Plastic Fang ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 17:12 | PapaShiz86 | 11,734 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 04:48 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 06:49 | robertoveltri | 908 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Plastic Fang forum mentions
NoisyBeast 06/13/2023 20:42 in What album are you listening to right now?Plastic Fang comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/15/2012 03:44 | #36901
One day the rest of the world will discover JSBX. Until then, I'll pray for a miracle - that they'll come on tour to Canada. These guys are so energetic, so raw; taking a page from Exile-era Rolling Stones, soaking it in rye, and spitting it forth with lustful energy. Damn shame the rest of the world doesn't get it.
That said, Plastic Fang is one of their weakest. It's still strong, but lacks the same grit as their other albums. It's like they took a step toward the mainstream a bit.
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