Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
by Warren Zevon
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Warren Zevon bestography
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School is ranked 5th best out of 20 albums by Warren Zevon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Warren Zevon is Excitable Boy which is ranked number 1387 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,246.
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Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 13 Music Albums of 1980 | 8/13 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 | 69/93 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 37 Music Albums of 1980 | 29/37 | 1 |
| 2026 | bertdepoortere | Top 14 Music Albums of 1980 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1701-1800 | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | spigelwii | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s | 30/60 | 10 |
| 2025 | spigelwii | Favorite Albums #201-300 | 2/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1980 Part 1 | 38/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 87 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 18:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,283 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 16:19 | Pluto11 | 12,301 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 20:42 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.7/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.6.
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I don't think Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School has the volume of the strong tracks that the first two major label Warren Zevon records, but its still a really enjoyable ride. Zevon's lyrics are addictive. The oddest of all is Gorilla, You're a Desperado where he sings about a gorilla who steals his glasses, car and identity while he's at the zoo. Jeanie Needs a Shooter is a reworked Bruce Springsteen song that ended up making an appearance in its original state on Letter to You in 2020. (Edited)
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