Stranger Than Fiction
by Bad Religion
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Bad Religion bestography
Stranger Than Fiction is ranked as the best album by Bad Religion.
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Stranger Than Fiction track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Stranger Than Fiction 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 |  Dankel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 40 Music Albums of 1994 | 10/40 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 1994 | 50/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 63 Music Albums of 1994 | 41/63 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 67 Music Albums of 1994 | 41/67 | 2 |
| 2026 |  hoyquarlow | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 21/100 | 79 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 401-500 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | hoyquarlow | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1990s | 7/50 | 18 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 107 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 645 | |||
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Stranger Than Fiction ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,180 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2026 08:28 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 00:17 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Stranger Than Fiction forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5360): By hoyquarlow Romanelli 05/24/2026 01:22 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 06/24/2024 00:01 in The Romanelli Music Diary: 17 Greatest HitsStranger Than Fiction comments
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/13/2020 09:48 | #246806 | TOP COMMENT
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I purchased this CD when it first came out in 1994 and recall not being particularly fussed about it. Some 25 years later , on the back of a new BR album I’ve revisited‘Stranger Than Fiction’ the band’s major label debut and what a joy it was. In these unstable times the messages of despair, political instability, fascism and rising up have never resonated so strongly. The power cords and shredding licks tie together a wonderful album
1994 was actually a hot year in music with seminal albums from Jeff Buckley , Green Day , Sued and Live dominating my musical world at the time so I can understand how this one passed me by. But no longer, it may have taken me 25 years but I corrected a clear wrong- ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ now sits among the years best albums
So far the best Bad Religion album I've heard. Much better than the previous ones. Much more varied, and very interesting lyrics.
Oh, and about the re-release of what became later their biggest hit, 21st Century Digital Boy, there's one good and one bad:
One bad: The original version is better.
One good: 22 years after, we're all 21st Century Digital Boys
Larcx13 10/22/2020 10:54 | #259567 | TOP COMMENT
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A great album, but not as consistent as their precious releases in my opinion. Much more popular however so it may appeal to your average alternative rock fan. Some really good tracks on here too.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/12/2015 01:21 | #143627 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the album that first caught my attention. Stranger than Fiction is one of my favorite songs. Its a great listen start to finish.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/22/2016 22:19 | #166671 | TOP COMMENT
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Infected and 21st Century Digital Boy are singles KROQ introduced me to and I like them. Still not into the album though.
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