9 (studio album)
by Public Image Ltd.

9 by Public Image Ltd.
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 23,804th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 34 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (323rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,079th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,804th)

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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 817 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,111.

Public Image Ltd. album bestography « Higher ranked (23,593rd)
End Of World
This album (23,804th)
9
Lower ranked (24,618th) »
What The World Needs Now...

(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 track list

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9 rankings

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Overall rank: 23,804th | 1980s rank: 3,079th | 1989 rank: 323rd

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 34 votes)
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11/29/2025 01:23 Kingturtle   6,48972/100
 
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09/23/2025 21:46 Olli   6,14868/100
 
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03/13/2024 23:45 PapaShiz86   10,81979/100
 
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04/08/2023 22:26 BorderFreeAndrew   14,41074/100
 
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03/11/2023 03:02 MadhattanJack   5,27465/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

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