The Clash
by The Clash
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The Clash bestography
The Clash is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by The Clash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Clash is London Calling which is ranked number 21 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 29,125.
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The Clash track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 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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| ! | 07/23/2026 02:06 | stryker700 | 295 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 16:11 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 08:43 | ASOARE | 2,325 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 04:09 | stareaterogni0n | 537 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 18:12 |  Milhaud | 2,130 | 71/100 |
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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 81.7/100, a mean average of 80.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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HoldenM 04/30/2023 20:45 | #296510
Still holds up as raucous fun and prescient rebellion.
3th track is a masterpiece ???
A solid punk album that demonstrates how good the Clash are and is a great starter album for anyone looking to get into punk. It is 35 minutes of classic punk with a slight intermission for the slower, but excellent, Police & Thieves. You really can't go wrong with this record and it is tough to not fall in love with its rawness and also its energy. It was the first Clash record that I connected with and while it may not be their best it is definitely still a great record and has some Clash classics on here. Overall, this is a must listen album full of great music and it is thoroughly enjoyable.
Great record
One of the best early classic Punk-albums, and only surpassed by Sex Pistols imo. Police and thieves could easily fit onto London Calling, and i like Deny/White Riot as well. London Calling, Combat Rock and Maybe Sandinista are better albums for me, but this is a great beginning
First album by The Clash is great for a debut, they represent here more politically charged punk rock than Ramones. This project is mostly consistent, but two stinkers are Cheat and Protex Blue. Police & Thieves show what was yet to come.
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Jboy56 12/22/2021 09:15 | #277777
Never will the music be the same and as disturbing to the general adult audiences after this.
Classic and groundbreaking album...
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Police & Thieves was a good surprise, love that one
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