This Is PiL
by Public Image Ltd.
Public Image Ltd. bestography
This Is PiL is ranked 8th 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.
(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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This Is PiL track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
This Is PiL rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 96 Music Albums of 2012 | 82/96 | 1 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 28 Music Albums of 2012 | 3/28 | 5 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2025 |  johnner | Top 70 Music Albums of the 2010s | 65/70 | 2 |
| 2025 |  neilgee | Top 17 Music Albums of 2012 | 2/17 | 5 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 40 Music Albums of 2012 | 8/40 | 4 |
| 2025 | johnner | Top 23 Music Albums of 2012 | 4/23 | 4 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Télérama nos disques de l’année 2012 | 18/45 | - |
| 2012 | Uncut | Uncut's Top Albums of 2012 | 53/75 | 2 |
| 2012 | musicOMH | Top 100 Albums of 2012 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2012 | Mojo | Mojo Albums of the Year 2012 | 37/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 48 | |||
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This Is PiL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 days ago | Leginlists | 2,820 | 83/100 | |
| 11/06/2025 06:31 | TroutMaskGreg | 1,704 | 69/100 | |
| 06/09/2025 20:28 | vruslov | 8,919 | 74/100 | |
| 03/25/2025 00:12 | PapaShiz86 | 11,136 | 79/100 | |
| 11/14/2022 18:09 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 |
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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 is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.1.
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Misses the mark of their previous work to me. It's not a bad album, but I expected better.
johnner 09/11/2012 17:00 | #50400
Excellent return to form, This is Pil is a typically contrarian album from Lydon & co. finding them delving deeper into their influences (Captain Beefheart, Dub, etc) to create a rich but unique sound that is as relevant now as it was in the late 70s.
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