Public Image
by Public Image Ltd.
Public Image Ltd. bestography
Public Image is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Public Image Ltd. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Public Image Ltd. is Metal Box which is ranked number 882 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,966.
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Public Image track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 12:58 |  AAL2014 | 4,034 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 20:45 | AledJames | 1,615 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 10:00 | matterhornrider | 5,104 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 00:14 | stangetzaway | 2,308 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 12:17 | platus | 5,863 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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A good recreation of ones self. Apart from 'Public Image', which sounds Pistols-ish, the albums got an dark arty feel about it, full of deep rhythmic bass. A different direction for him that worked.
I understood this album only from second time.
Here are Avangard from The Residents, Psychedelic from CAN, Punk from Stooges.
Nirvana was conceived on this album
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Favorite Tracks:Public Image
Sandrof1969 02/16/2018 20:27 | #208480
Non mi sono mai sentito meno debitore nei confronti di questo esordio dei P.I.L. rispetto a quanto mi sentissi nei confronti di "Never mind the bollocks"
Best Tracks: Public Image, Theme
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The dawn of Post-Punk, along with The Scream by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Real Life by Magazine.
Antonio-Pedro 03/01/2014 17:39 | #104952 | TOP COMMENT
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John Lyndon Tried to change.. But wow this change is just too radical. I didn't liked so much as i expected. sometimes it looked boring or depressing but it just need to be re-listened . Sometimes he can back to the old "SP" times, but it hardly happens. There is a great instrumentation on this album, with cutting guitars and a different but great bass. "Public Image" Is one of the biggest and best songs of the 70s though.
johnner 08/05/2012 22:49 | #47906
This is P.I.L.'s best lp imo, Religion, Public Image, & Annalisa are highlights.
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