Prison Bound
by Social Distortion
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Social Distortion bestography
Prison Bound is ranked 8th best out of 14 albums by Social Distortion on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Social Distortion is Social Distortion which is ranked number 2915 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 532.
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Prison Bound track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Prison Bound 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 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 | 34/87 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 45 Music Albums of 1988 | 37/45 | 1 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 29 Music Albums of 1988 | 12/29 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1988 | 23/30 | 1 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 1988 | 96/96 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 71 | |||
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Prison Bound ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 13:41 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 22:45 | LosWochos | 47,536 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2024 06:57 | TonySayers61 | 25,751 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
Prison Bound forum mentions
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Prison Bound is the second album by Social Distortion, following the band's resurgence following Mike Ness' drug rehabilitation.
The record is a major improvement over the loose and sloppy debut. The punk band debuted their infamous blues, rock'n'roll, and country and western influences here, which would be streamlined on the early 90s albums on Epic Records. They lean a little too heavily on the Western influences, with Rawhide "whoops" and "yahs," but the spirited performances here make up for those moments.
The band's cover of Rolling Stones' Backstreet Girl is a highlight, as well as the excellent title track.
The band would improve at the turn of the 90s, but Prison Bound definitely pointed them in the right direction.
Average.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Prison Bound
B-Side: Indulgence
Incredible first half, solid enough second half, I'll give this one a 9.
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