Charmed Life
by Billy Idol
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Billy Idol bestography
Charmed Life is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by Billy Idol on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Idol is Rebel Yell which is ranked number 1957 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 865.
(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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Charmed Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Charmed Life rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 87 Music Albums of 1990 | 38/87 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 40 Music Albums of 1990 | 24/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut- 1990 | 2/5 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Classic rock albums of the year 1990 by Radio X | 8/25 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1990s 65rating (63.46-63), #001-100* | 30/40 | - |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 39 Music Albums of 1990 | 32/39 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 118 | |||
Charmed Life collection
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Charmed Life ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/12/2026 21:24 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 02:34 | Olli | 7,933 | 62/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2025 04:31 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.0/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
Charmed Life forum mentions
Romanelli 10/03/2024 00:14 in Cover Songs: Side By SideCharmed Life comments
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Eastwood 11/10/2014 22:39 | #126683 | TOP COMMENT
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Good hard rock/new wave album. Best 10 songs average is 85,3/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Far and away best song is "Cradle of love" 95/100, followed by the coversong "L.A. Woman" and "Pumping on steel" both 90/100. All other songs 75-80/100.
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