Skull Wars
by The Pirates

Skull Wars by The Pirates
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 59,169th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 4 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (564th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (5,431st)
Award Best albums of all time (59,169th)

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The Pirates bestography

Skull Wars is ranked 4th best out of 10 albums by The Pirates on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Pirates is Skull Duggery which is ranked number 32529 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25.

The Pirates album bestography « Higher ranked (47,741st)
Out Of Their Skulls
This album (59,169th)
Skull Wars
Lower ranked »
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (10 out of 12 tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 59,169th | 1970s rank: 5,431st | 1978 rank: 564th

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80/100
 
10/05/2025 08:48 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,66277/100
 
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03/10/2018 20:19 TodFitz  Ratings distribution  27,35563/100
 
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12/22/2017 14:18 Steppenwolf666  Ratings distribution  9,94189/100
 
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11/21/2017 21:32 Dankel  Ratings distribution  2,60976/100
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From 10/05/2025 08:49 | #311213
As punk as it gets from these veteran rockers. I was fortunate enough to see them live around about the time that this album came out.

Raw, blistering, visceral, brilliant. Great live band
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. All Mod Cons by The Jam
15. 3rd by Big Star
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
17. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
18. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC