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 663 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,588.
(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).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Bad Reputation rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 49 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 19/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 69 Music Albums of 1977 | 27/69 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1977 | 43/92 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 95 Music Albums of 1977 | 41/95 | 3 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 26 Music Albums of 1977 | 22/26 | 1 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 39 Music Albums of 1977 | 6/39 | 4 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 51 Music Albums of 1977 | 24/51 | 3 |
| 2026 |  rambleon80 | Greatest Music Albums #101 - 200 | 46/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 121 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 454 | |||
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Bad Reputation ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | mizzle | 1,565 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 08:22 | markl73 | 639 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 14:20 | steve397 | 513 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Bad Reputation forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5364): By steve397
Liedzeit 07/29/2025 17:13 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
neilgee 05/23/2023 07:59 in What album are you listening to right now?Bad Reputation comments
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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.
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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.
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.
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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