Low Budget
by The Kinks
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Low Budget is ranked 17th best out of 62 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 149 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,038.
(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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Low Budget track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Low Budget rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 | 50/50 | 0 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 59 Music Albums of 1979 | 41/59 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 33 Music Albums of 1979 | 12/33 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 68 Music Albums of 1979 | 25/68 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1979 Pt 2 | 15/24 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 33/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 67 Music Albums of 1979 | 28/67 | 3 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 41 Music Albums of 1979 | 37/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 84/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 61 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 118 | |||
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Low Budget ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2026 14:06 | Jakor | 5,548 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 00:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2025 08:03 |  Liedzeit | 2,509 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Low Budget forum mentions
Liedzeit 11/04/2025 08:02 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) dihansse 07/04/2018 20:49 in My discoveries per yearLow Budget comments
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This is a fun album IMO. I don't understand why it so low in the ranking. I guess it just shows how many great albums they've put out. This is better than a lot of groups top releases. (Edited)
bobbyb5 12/07/2018 16:32 | #226417 | TOP COMMENT
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This is cool. For some reason I like Sleepwalker the best of all their late seventies albums.
antiloopje 10/07/2018 19:05 | #222188 | TOP COMMENT
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Stellar first half with Superman a personal favorite. The second half drags along a little.
One of many records that my mother either sold at a garage sale or trashed after I moved out. Granted vinyl was "dead" at the time but it still stings. :)
I would smoke that cigarette from the cover if I could! Great album from a great band! (Edited)
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