The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
by Sex Pistols
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Sex Pistols bestography
The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Sex Pistols on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sex Pistols is Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols which is ranked number 122 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,305.
(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 Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 71 Music Albums of 1979 | 64/71 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Trouser Press Best Albums 1979 | 9/10 | - |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 33 Music Albums of 1979 | 7/33 | 4 |
| 2025 | TastyandTemptin | Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 | 17/34 | 3 |
| 2025 | Purplepash | Top 32 Music Albums of 1979 | 13/32 | 3 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1979 | 19/49 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Igtonumama | Punk Classics | 2/92 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 39 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 76 | |||
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The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/28/2026 10:30 | dukeboxkool | 2,269 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2026 19:28 | Musicbuff123 | 398 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2026 15:09 |  MagicSix | 1,120 | 60/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.5/100, a mean average of 65.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/31/2011 11:46 | #26872
"My way" is hilarious...the movie "Goodfellas" closes with it. (Edited)
Haven't heard this album in decades but just giving it a whirl at the moment. Forgot how humorous it was with some cracking moments in there. Chaotic and fun (Edited)
Not a Sex Pistols album, rather than a compilation of many Punk bands. The result is not very good, unlike Never Mind the Bollocks (greatest punk album in my opinion) but this album feels plastic and fake, it's just a soundtrack to a movie.
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