Detonator
by Ratt
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Ratt bestography
Detonator is ranked 7th best out of 9 albums by Ratt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ratt is Out Of The Cellar which is ranked number 5346 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 259.
(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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Detonator track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Detonator 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 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1990 (101 - 200) | 3/52 | - |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1990 | 29/53 | 2 |
| 2025 | mrfloosak | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2019 | borninhockeytown | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | LADodger1 | Top 96 Greatest Music Albums | 80/96 | - |
| 2015 |  badseed | Top 35 Music Albums of 1990 | 34/35 | 0 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2013 | nas062080 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1990 | 47/57 | 1 |
| 2012 |  Kyle39 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 61/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 14 | |||
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Detonator ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/30/2025 17:21 | traistboar | 1,788 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2024 09:54 | Adambomb12 | 39 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2022 09:14 | MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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Despite the decline of hard rock in the early 90's, ratt still had it and delivered a very good hard rocking album. if you really like this typical early 90's hard rock sound you might considering listening to it, everything is tighter than previous albums in term of sound, production and musicianship. Altough I wouldn't rank it first it comes high on the list.
While not Ratt's best album (that would be either Out of the Cellar or Invasion of Your Privacy) Ratt was still on a roll at this point and this is a solid listen.
An Improvement over reach for the sky. The album is front-loaded with its two best tracks "Shame Shame Shame" and "Lovin' You's a Dirty Job."
Another guilty pleasure. I know it's really not all that but I sure do like it.
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