Overkill
by Motörhead
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Overkill is ranked 2nd best out of 38 albums by Motörhead on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Motörhead is Ace Of Spades which is ranked number 831 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,085.
(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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Overkill track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Overkill rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 87 Music Albums of 1979 | 4/87 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 7/88 | 5 |
| 2026 | Repo | Micro-Genres: Punk-Metal | 4/17 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 29 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/29 | 4 |
| 2026 |  djrodo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | djrodo | Top 25 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/25 | 4 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 29 Music Albums of 1979 | 26/29 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 34/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 212 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,024 | |||
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Overkill ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Siromynian | 1,708 | 76/100 |
| ! | 5 days ago | Steppenwolf666 | 10,023 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2026 08:02 | robertoveltri | 910 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.2/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Overkill forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5439): By joedec
pedro1976 12/26/2025 09:59 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 08/04/2022 11:33 in What album are you listening to right now?Overkill comments
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/15/2012 22:53 | #55125 | TOP COMMENT
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Ahhhhhh what an opening track!! And still this album doesn't slow down as it goes! One of the most influential albums to the thrash metal genre and all of rock n roll for that matter (Since Motorhead ARE rock n roll) ;)
Lemmy war right. They are a rock n roll band. I do not hear the grandiosity of metal, but rather the carpe diem and simplicity of hard-rock with the rawness and attitude of punk. Their statement, and a great one, but also feels like their only one. (Edited)
Best Motorhead album in my opinion, from the opening tracks fast double bass drum and bass driving rhythm foundation to the more 'melodic' Capricorn and 'Metropolis'. Tracks like Overkill and No Class deliver raw riffery like a pile driver through granite! Tracks like Damage Case and Metropolis serve up a good measure of splintering guitar soloing which at times make you wonder how such a big sound can come from three instruments. Arguably Lemmy's vocals are an acquired taste, his delivery sounding like he has garbled with hot desert sand and washed his mouth out with TCP! That said, when in the right mood to listen to this album, I thoroughly enjoy it. Personal favourite is Metropolis. (Edited)
this IS the best motorhead album. period
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/11/2014 12:21 | #121705 | TOP COMMENT
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Very appropriately titled! Nothing but relentlessly fast and loud rock and roll tunes.The title track, Stay Clean and No Class are the high points, and even the slower numbers (Capricorn and Metropolis) rock!
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