Bad Reputation
by Thin Lizzy
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Thin Lizzy bestography
Bad Reputation is ranked 4th best out of 25 albums by Thin Lizzy on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Thin Lizzy is Jailbreak which is ranked number 668 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,586.
(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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Bad Reputation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/19/2026 22:21 | serge1957 | 235 | 66/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 09:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 8,020 | 70/100 | |
| 12/20/2025 12:17 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,348 | 71/100 | |
| 09/21/2025 13:40 | Guigou | 1,363 | 75/100 | |
| 07/29/2025 17:14 |  Liedzeit | 2,361 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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One of the more underrated albums of the 70s hard rock genre. The A-side is brilliant.
Best song(s): Soldier of Fortune; Bad Reputation; Opium Trail; Southbound; Dancing in the Moonlight; Downtown Sundown
Although it was a dizzying time for the band, that was temporarily transformed into a trio, they managed to make a very genuine and consistent record. One of their best.
Good album. Bit slow in places but overall a decent listen. Not there best, but in no way at the lower end of the scale
AAL2014 11/03/2019 21:10 | #244405
Other albums have higher highs for me, but through the ones I've listened to, this is the most consistently good Thin Lizzy album. Great band.
My favorite Lizzy album. It's not completely perfect, but I can't help but absolutely love it. Lynott's personality has never been better, and that goes along with the fantastic songwriting and instrumental work.
Best track - Either "Bad Reputation", "Opium Trail", or "Killer Without a Cause".
Thin Lizzy is so cool. Their albums just make you feel good. This album is so anthemic. I love how the songs make you feel like Phil is right by your side and laughing with you.
Slightly disappointing for me on first listen, but then I listened to it at a loud volume and felt it's power. An energetic and passionate album from Lizzy with a brilliant title track. In their top three.
Very underrated album/band. First side of the album is amazing great opener
Best Track: Dancing in the Moonlight
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