Building The Perfect Beast
by Don Henley
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Don Henley bestography
Building The Perfect Beast is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Don Henley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Don Henley is The End Of The Innocence which is ranked number 5183 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 269.
(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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Building The Perfect Beast track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Building The Perfect Beast 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 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 401-500 | 52/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 70 Music Albums of 1984 | 32/70 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 84 Music Albums of 1984 | 39/84 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1984 | 2/22 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Finky | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 39/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1984 | 56/95 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 251 | |||
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Building The Perfect Beast ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/22/2026 19:15 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,217 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 18:00 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2026 01:15 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.1/100, a mean average of 67.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Building The Perfect Beast forum mentions
neilgee 10/23/2025 04:11 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 08/26/2023 19:28 in What music video are you watching right now? neilgee 07/12/2023 13:56 in What album are you listening to right now?Building The Perfect Beast comments
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Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:
Top: 6
High: 1, 2, 7, 9, 10
Neutral: 3-5, 8, 11 (Edited)
This album is easy to trash. The production sounds dated and it's about 50% filler material. That said there are some great tracks on here. Mr. Henley should have spent more time refining the rest of the record.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/20/2016 03:51 | #157059 | TOP COMMENT
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Meh... It's alright, but short of a great single, there's not much else. All She Wants To Do Is Dance is grating.
Best Track: The Boys of Summer
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