Loose Nut
by Black Flag
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Black Flag bestography
Loose Nut is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by Black Flag on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Black Flag is Damaged which is ranked number 855 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,026.
(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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Loose Nut track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Loose Nut rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 1985 | 67/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 96 Music Albums of 1985 | 82/96 | 1 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 23 Music Albums of 1985 | 3/23 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1985 | 93/99 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 66/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 59 | |||
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Loose Nut ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/12/2026 12:12 |  Beattieboi | 37 | 68/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 15:20 | JamesMowbray | 5,702 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2025 23:36 | mrmcrook | 1,134 | 77/100 |
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 is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
Loose Nut forum mentions
Repo 11/08/2019 04:24 in What album are you listening to right now?Loose Nut comments
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Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/26/2014 03:22 | #112950
This easily Black Flag's most polished recording. A lot of the racks lean more towards metal than punk, with Anhilliate This Week being the stand out track for me.
A great punk album. 'Best one Yet' and 'Modern Man' being the standout tracks for me. Tapers of a bit in the second half but still an all round better punk album than many of the other contenders
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