The Black Album
by The Damned
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The Damned bestography
The Black Album is ranked 3rd best out of 23 albums by The Damned on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Damned is Damned, Damned, Damned which is ranked number 1526 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,120.
(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 Black Album track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Black Album rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1980 | 10/91 | 5 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 25 Music Albums of 1980 | 3/25 | 5 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 19/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest Goth Albums (1 - 100) by Ultimate Record Collection | 49/100 | - |
| 2026 |  kadupheming | Top 35 Music Albums of 1980 | 35/35 | 0 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 59 Music Albums of 1980 | 29/59 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 76 Music Albums of 1980 | 57/76 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 309 | |||
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The Black Album ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2026 05:40 | dukeboxkool | 2,286 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 04:48 | Proto | 4,412 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 13:13 | cicadelic | 14,254 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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The Black Album forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5452): By LittleM1971View latest topic →
MadhattanJack 09/10/2025 09:08 in The same album title but a different artist
neilgee 09/08/2025 16:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)View all forum mentions
The Black Album comments
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Droophus 01/07/2020 06:01 | #246506 | TOP COMMENT
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Wow! Damn! A masterfully executed elevation of punk rock to daring new heights without sacrificing the core philosophy of the genre. I don’t know how they pulled it off. The first few times I heard it, I just thought “what a great punk record,” but then I started to realize as I listened more carefully that this was way more than just another punk record. (Edited)
jojoexile 04/30/2011 18:06 | #20894 | TOP COMMENT
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Nobody's heard this masterpiece...but the chosen few are aware of it's sonic importance...the first 4 tracks are perhaps the best opening to any album...always underrated for their proficiency this set is remarkable...angry, smart,sarcastic lyrics....recklessly fun rockers...hans zimmer production...dark,haunting lyrical/musical scapes like "dr.jeckyll and mr. hyde" and the monolythic "curtain call"...Captain Sensible is my favorite guitar hero of all time...this band is great and this ambitious effort doesn't miss
Goliath 01/18/2018 10:50 | #205935 | TOP COMMENT
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I bought this album the day it was released on vinyl. If it had a bigger audience I'm sure the rating would be far higher.
jojoexile 10/23/2011 05:45 | #28901
just saw THE DAMNED AT THE SOLD OUT IRVING PLAZA,NYC SHOW FOR THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR...PLAYED THIS ALBUM AND DAMNED,DAMNED,DAMNED IN THEIR ENTIRETY !!!! PHENOMENAL...THEY STILL GOT IT-THE PROFICIENCY...I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM...FUN,FUN,FUN (Edited)
Wait... I don't actually remember listening to this one yet I have given it 8/10! New Rose is on it though and that is a good song.
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