Perpetual Burn
by Jason Becker
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Perpetual Burn is ranked as the best album by Jason Becker.
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Perpetual Burn track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Perpetual Burn rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Best Guitar Albums | 24/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1988 by Metal Storm | 6/20 | - |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Top 37 Music Albums of 1988 | 21/37 | 2 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2016 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMS | 9/25 | - |
| 2015 | GlamPurple1998 | Top 15 Greatest Music Albums | 15/15 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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Perpetual Burn ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/06/2025 10:53 | MetalMan67 | 6,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2023 05:26 | zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2022 13:39 | TheSmithsAreDead | 218 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2021 09:27 | MickLord | 3,967 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2021 16:58 | MW19704U | 6,988 | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.
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Altitudes is one of the great virtuoso guitar performances.
Jasonconfused 11/16/2012 08:07 | #55156
Jason Becker would have been one of the greatest rock stars if it weren't for him getting ALS... and despite that he's continued to compose. What an inspiration. This is probably his best work. Not a bad track on this album.
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