Heaven Forbid
by Blue Öyster Cult
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Blue Öyster Cult bestography
Heaven Forbid is ranked 17th best out of 34 albums by Blue Öyster Cult on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Blue Öyster Cult is Secret Treaties which is ranked number 1591 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,082.
(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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Heaven Forbid track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Heaven Forbid rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 1998 | 86/90 | 0 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 12 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/12 | 3 |
| 2026 | spigelwii | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/70 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1998 Pt 2 | 70/83 | - |
| 2025 | spigelwii | Favorite Albums #201-300 | 39/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1998 2nd chart | 5/73 | - |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: BLUE OYSTER CULT | 13/13 | - |
| 2016 | Fischman | Blue Oyster Cult Albums Ranked | 10/13 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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Heaven Forbid ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/30/2023 16:16 | spigelwii | 672 | 84/100 |
| ! | 10/02/2023 15:05 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2022 04:39 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.7/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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It was a long time between releases but worth the wait. While this will never be regarded as among BOC's best work it is quite solid...and even inspired. Opening track "See You In Black" is vintage BOC black humor. I want to give special mention to the re-recording of "In Thee." I love this new version. It really has a beautiful recording of the acoustic guitars that brings this song out way better than the original recording did on Mirrors.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/15/2016 16:07 | #180216
After a decade without a new release, BOC returned with this solid if uninspiring effort. The BOC sound is intact, but the album lacks the few classic cuts that make most BOC albums must haves.
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