9
by Public Image Ltd.

9 by Public Image Ltd.
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 23,911th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 34 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (324th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,064th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,911th)

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Public Image Ltd. bestography

9 is ranked 10th best out of 18 albums by Public Image Ltd. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Public Image Ltd. is Metal Box which is ranked number 848 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,023.

Public Image Ltd. album bestography « Higher ranked (23,230th)
End Of World
This album (23,911th)
9
Lower ranked (24,373rd) »
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(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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9 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 23,911th | 1980s rank: 3,064th | 1989 rank: 324th

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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 34 votes)
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12/12/2025 02:31 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,75563/100
 
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11/29/2025 01:23 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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03/13/2024 23:45 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,13779/100
 
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04/08/2023 22:26 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,00874/100
 
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03/11/2023 03:02 MadhattanJack  Ratings distribution  5,67566/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.1/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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