Desolation Angels
by Bad Company
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Bad Company bestography
Desolation Angels is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by Bad Company on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bad Company is Bad Company which is ranked number 2048 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 821.
(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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Desolation Angels track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Desolation Angels 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 | stevengnz | Top 97 Music Albums of 1979 | 69/97 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1979 | 33/48 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 67 Music Albums of 1979 | 57/67 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1979 | 73/75 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1979 | 95/100 | - |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1979 | 33/61 | 2 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 82 Music Albums of 1979 | 30/82 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 46 | |||
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Desolation Angels ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/21/2026 01:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,085 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2025 22:42 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2024 17:58 | TonySayers61 | 25,833 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.3/100, a mean average of 64.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
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Bad Company seemed to lose some of their bluesier side with this album, maybe a reflection of the times. Not bad, but not as good as I had hoped for at the tie of its release. R&R Fantasy, Evil Wind, and Gone, Gone, Gone are the best tracks on the album, in my opinion. (Edited)
rockinsteve 06/17/2018 03:07 | #216901
I just purchased the remastered cd version of this today for under 5 bucks at my local Barnes and Noble. The sound is fantastic! I like almost all of the cuts on this album/cd. If you're a fan of the group, pick this one up!
The first track is classic but it's pretty average after that.
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