The Headless Children
by W.A.S.P.

The Headless Children by W.A.S.P.
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 14,823rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 54 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (201st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,016th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,823rd)

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W.A.S.P. bestography

The Headless Children is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by W.A.S.P. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by W.A.S.P. is W.A.S.P. which is ranked number 9704 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 124.

W.A.S.P. album bestography « Higher ranked (10,941st)
The Crimson Idol
This album (14,823rd)
The Headless Children
Lower ranked (21,200th) »
The Last Command

(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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The Headless Children rankings

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Overall rank: 14,823rd | 1980s rank: 2,016th | 1989 rank: 201st

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The Headless Children ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 54 votes)
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70/100
 
01/09/2026 11:54 iann97  Ratings distribution  1,96374/100
 
60/100
 
08/19/2025 10:35 Dingerbell  Ratings distribution  4,00362/100
 
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08/07/2025 22:19 UofTBlues  Ratings distribution  3,62671/100
 
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09/09/2024 18:19 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,76364/100
 
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04/13/2024 13:31 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86975/100

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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.

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75/100
From 02/05/2018 21:28 | #207267
This is the only W.A.S.P. release you'll need.
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From 01/27/2017 14:21 | #184388
One of the best metal album of all times. Underared in my opinion.
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From 02/10/2011 18:28 | #18268
This probably W.A.S.P. most complete album.
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