Bad
by Michael Jackson
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Bad is ranked 3rd best out of 24 albums by Michael Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Michael Jackson is Thriller which is ranked number 66 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,194.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/14/2026 17:54 | el_faraon | 26 | 76/100 | |
| 02/22/2026 19:56 |  DommeDamian | 7,330 | 49/100 | |
| 02/02/2026 20:46 |  HoldenM | 1,765 | 83/100 | |
| 02/01/2026 20:13 | sweetness | 1,116 | 79/100 | |
| 01/29/2026 01:27 | evo | 208 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.4.
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CaptainPain 03/12/2026 01:52 | #313520
I came to pay my respects to one of the greatest albums in the history of world music.
HoldenM 02/02/2026 20:46 | #312951
A solid end to the Quincey/MJ collaboration. A steely collection of songs where Michael has never sounded tighter. Love the edge on this thing.
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1988. The winner was The Joshua Tree by U2
Strangel 01/29/2025 10:44 | #307299
So bad.
This is quite good pop album, I really like hits here and the rest is typically mid. The Way You Make Me Feel and Smooth Criminal are some of the best songs he ever created and I really like how Dirty Diana sounds especially with his voice range.
Michael Jackson has one of if not the greatest voices of all time. It has an unbelievable range and uniqueness to it that you always know straight away when he is singing. He utilises it like an instrument on this record and it becomes part of the sound he is creating. It is so impressive to see the number of hits that are on this record and every time I come back I expect one to drop off in quality but they never do. Despite this, there has always been 2 glaring issues with this album and it comes with Speed Demon and Liberian Girl. It might just be for me but they are misses and are skippable cuts on this record. They feel dated and a bit messy every time I listen to them and if they were removed this would be his greatest release. However, every other song on here is just incredible and it feels like a greatest hits record. Overall, there are so many phenomenal songs on here that demonstrate Michael Jackson's musical ability and vocal talent perfectly.
Wheres ¨Leave me alone¨?????????????????
Jboy56 02/15/2022 12:18 | #281343
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Not as good as Thriller, but still contains some iconic tracks. My highlights are Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal and Man In The Mirror.
InsanityPrawnBoy 05/12/2021 00:10 | #269599
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