Locust Abortion Technician
by Butthole Surfers
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Locust Abortion Technician is ranked as the best album by Butthole Surfers.
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Locust Abortion Technician track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Locust Abortion Technician 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 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1987 | 22/25 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1987 | 69/74 | 0 |
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1987 | 72/73 | 0 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 22 Music Albums of 1987 | 8/22 | 3 |
| 2026 |  teague | Top 28 Music Albums of 1987 | 5/28 | 4 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1987 | 11/26 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1987 | 31/82 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 58/100 | 9 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 131 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 576 | |||
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Locust Abortion Technician ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/26/2026 13:41 | JamesMowbray | 5,673 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 08:14 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 21:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,606 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSea
Romanelli 06/12/2022 20:19 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Fifty Eggs
salahshoori 11/12/2020 21:11 in What album are you listening to right now?Locust Abortion Technician comments
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salahshoori 01/11/2020 09:29 | #246696
Sometimes it's better to regret something you haven't done!
RockyRaccoon 09/18/2014 14:17 | #122169 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the most interesting, craziest things I've heard. Like watching a carefully orchestrated train wreck, you have to pay attention and can't help but come away going "Holy crap what?"
Decurso 06/20/2014 02:51 | #114842 | TOP COMMENT
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Of the Surfers more outrageous experimental work, this easily the most listenable.
THAT'S ONE WAY YOU CAN PUT IT...
Jasonconfused 09/05/2013 22:19 | #85268 | TOP COMMENT
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It has its moments.
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