Dr. Feelgood
by Mötley Crüe

Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe
Year: 1989
Release date: 1989-09-01
Overall rank: 2,740th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 224 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (34th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (413th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,740th)

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Dr. Feelgood is ranked as the best album by Mötley Crüe.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,740th | 1980s rank: 413th | 1989 rank: 34th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 224 votes)
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65/100
 
02/28/2026 16:29 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
75/100
 
02/28/2026 12:33 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  23279/100
 
100/100
 
01/03/2026 23:05 CharlieBarley  Ratings distribution  3,25181/100
 
80/100
 
12/27/2025 14:53 jimdipanfilo  Ratings distribution  881/100
 
70/100
 
12/20/2025 17:42 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,13874/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 69.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.3.

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From 12/21/2025 22:06 | #312241
My all time favorite hair metal album from my all time favorite hair metal band.

Yes, I consider this album to even be better other landmark albums from the genre like Appetite For Destruction or Hysteria or Slippery When Wet…even though I love those albums too.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/21/2022 19:35 | #292122
É só ouvir que dá pra sentir os cabelos ao vento, uma roupa animal print marca-texto e se sentir o mais fodão de todos!
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From 08/23/2021 07:18 | #272733
I HATE Mötley Crüe…….
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Rating:  
70/100
From 08/14/2020 11:11 | #257001
Had this tape but was never a favourite and this style was on the wane by then. GNR had made the ultimate record associated with this type of thing a couple of years earlier. The only way to go was more production, dumber (see lyrics) and just try and sound like you are having the best dumb rock n roll time ever. I guess the singles do bring that vibe and are enjoyable with good riffs. Ok for what it is.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 06/25/2020 16:22 | #254497
The Crue had reached there peak on this record. Great album!
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Rating:  
60/100
From 07/02/2019 09:57 | #238783
As a Crüe fan, I have to say I don't like this album. The production is really good, the title track and Kickstart are amazing songs. For the most part, the band is out of their lane with the groovy blues style they try and go for here. Not for me.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 04/14/2018 04:17 | #212836
A good album made by a dumb band trying really hard. Production is fantastic - songwriting like most Motley Crue songs is serviceable. The title track, "Kickstart My Heart and "Same O' Situation" are the best tracks on the album. "Without You" is a guilty power ballad pleasure for me.

Vince Neil really nails the most fast, hard-rocking songs. It's the slower songs were he kinda lets the band down.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 11/29/2017 13:44 | #202306
Produced by Bob Rock.
Worst than many albums from that years, anyway a pretty good hard rock album, with no many hits.
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From 04/23/2016 22:29 | #164365
T.N.T. had some really impressive studio work in it for its time in my opinion. Otherwise... this really isn't my thing. Kickstart My Heart had a decent guitar tone... but the songwriting is really weak.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 08/18/2015 04:21 | #147892
They blew up with this album. Lots of hits here.
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