London Calling
by The Clash
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London Calling is ranked as the best album by The Clash.
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London Calling track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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London Calling rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 501-600 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 23 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/23 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 95/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 28 Music Albums of 1979 | 1/28 | 5 |
| 2026 |  phantom1305 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 32/100 | 67 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 14/100 | 87 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 3/100 | 94 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | My New List? | 19/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 5/88 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 2,846 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28,901 | |||
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London Calling ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 5 days ago | Dra491 | 1 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2026 07:47 | JoshN125 | 128 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 09:00 | TitoVampir | 197 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 85.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 36 hours ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 09/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5423): By serpico BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5422): By CharlieBarleyLondon Calling comments
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Really thoughtless and unimpressive music. Really just noise. (Edited)
doombringer 01/10/2026 12:40 | #312558
The title -track is one of the best songs ever written . Rest of the album is a mixed bag of different styles ,
not always in a good sense . Plus i don`t consider this `Punk` , these guys can actually play ! (Edited)
A great style of punk rock that incorporates hints of Ska and Reggae into the mix. For a double album, it's stacked with a lot of catchy tunes. (Side 1 is the superior) (Edited)
IMO, this is the best album of all time. PUNK, ROCK, JAZZ, and more. Rebellion. There is not a bad song on this album. The opening track goes hard, and then the rest of the album is such a many faceted musical odyssey.
This is the 1#. Influenced so many and this album truly holds up. (Edited)
This album keeps getting better and better with each listen. Absolutely exceptional. 13.5/10. Even the worst track is still good (Edited)
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