V2
by The Vibrators

V2 by The Vibrators
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 8,505th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 27 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (133rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,271st)
Award Best albums of all time (8,505th)

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The Vibrators bestography

V2 is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by The Vibrators on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Vibrators is Pure Mania which is ranked number 6999 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 183.

The Vibrators album bestography « Higher ranked (6,999th)
Pure Mania
This album (8,505th)
V2
Lower ranked (68,099th) »
Punk Mania (Back To The Roots)

(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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V2 track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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V2 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,505th | 1970s rank: 1,271st | 1978 rank: 133rd

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V2 ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 27 votes)
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60/100
 
12/11/2025 09:04 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,31970/100
 
80/100
 
07/11/2025 18:22 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,93781/100
 
80/100
 
08/03/2024 20:17 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,28875/100
 
70/100
 
09/15/2023 14:31 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,40469/100
 
60/100
 
03/22/2023 13:21 MW19704U  Ratings distribution  6,99059/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.

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80/100
From 09/19/2018 17:49 | #221306
It doesn't bode well when the V2 album opens with the sound of a V1. It all sounds a bit pretentious, some good tracks though.
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