Bad Reputation
by Thin Lizzy

Bad Reputation by Thin Lizzy
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-00-00
Overall rank: 3,087th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 159 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (54th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (550th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,087th)

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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 680 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,552.

Thin Lizzy album bestography « Higher ranked (1,893rd)
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This album (3,087th)
Bad Reputation
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   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,087th | 1970s rank: 550th | 1977 rank: 54th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 159 votes)
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02/19/2026 22:21 serge1957   23571/100
 
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07/29/2025 17:14 Liedzeit   2,33274/100

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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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85/100
From 01/09/2021 01:16 | #264077
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
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80/100
From 12/30/2020 20:02 | #263502
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.
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From 09/16/2020 03:35 | #258277
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
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80/100
From 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.
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From 05/01/2019 02:21 | #235675
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".
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Rating:  
85/100
From 09/21/2017 17:48 | #198436
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.
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90/100
From 07/08/2015 13:29 | #145324
Very underrated album/band. First side of the album is amazing great opener
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