Theatre Of Pain
by Mötley Crüe
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Mötley Crüe bestography
Theatre Of Pain is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Mötley Crüe on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mötley Crüe is Dr. Feelgood which is ranked number 2803 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 559.
(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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Theatre Of Pain track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Theatre Of Pain rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 96 Music Albums of 1985 | 25/96 | 4 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1985 | 42/55 | 1 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 26 |
| 2026 |  Strangel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1985 | 29/77 | - |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 88 Music Albums of the 1980s | 21/88 | 15 |
| 2026 |  RasmV | Top 35 Music Albums of 1985 | 23/35 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 49 Music Albums of 1985 | 43/49 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2501-2600* | 47/81 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 59 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 208 | |||
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Theatre Of Pain ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 6 hours ago | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 15:28 |  MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 21:51 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.3/100, a mean average of 63.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.
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Forum mentions
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llibnanoon 09/02/2020 16:48 | #257687 | TOP COMMENT
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Heavy Metal Must Have Classic! Rating (87.00)
Ozdalek 07/02/2019 10:15 | #238786 | TOP COMMENT
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After two great records, this is the point the wheels were coming off the wagon. Home Sweet Home is undeniable, Louder Than Hell is the second best track, but wasn't good enough to make Shout. Other than that, there is filler all over the place. This is Mötley Crüe's St Anger.
A guilty pleasure. Good ol' fashioned adolescent rock.
junodog4 07/23/2012 14:37 | #47081 | TOP COMMENT
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Smokin in the Boys Room cracks me up. This album is stuck in an era, but it's still amusing.
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