Life Won't Wait
by Rancid
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Rancid bestography
Life Won't Wait is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Rancid on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rancid is ...And Out Come The Wolves which is ranked number 1650 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,036.
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Life Won't Wait track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Life Won't Wait rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 36 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 13 Music Albums of 1998 | 10/13 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1998 | 75/95 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 | 16/72 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Repo | 1998: Punk | 1/5 | - |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 40 Music Albums of 1998 | 4/40 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 40 Music Albums of 1998 | 33/40 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 44 Music Albums of 1998 | 15/44 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 46 Music Albums of 1998 | 13/46 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 77/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 47 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 109 | |||
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Life Won't Wait ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/27/2026 18:39 | Repo | 2,231 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 19:12 | LittleM1971 | 6,001 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2025 04:09 | Larcx13 | 2,855 | 74/100 |
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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 75.8/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Life Won't Wait forum mentions
Repo 04/27/2026 18:38 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Life Won't Wait comments
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Really good, underrated album, Rancid's best IMO.
Favorites: Bloodclot, Black Lung, New Dress, Hooligans, Crane Fist, Leicester Square, Cash Culture and Violence, 1998 (Edited)
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