The Clash (studio album)
by The Clash

The Clash by The Clash
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 280th   
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 1,298 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1977 (10th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (69th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (280th)

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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 20 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 30,843.

The Clash album bestography « Higher ranked (20th)
London Calling
This album (280th)
The Clash
Lower ranked (679th) »
Sandinista!

(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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SCHOOL OF ROCK SEATTLE presents: Best of the 2010's / David Bowie / The Clash
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Jan
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A Celebration of The Clash/Jamaican Hurricane Relief Benefit w/a screening of "The Rise and Fall of The Clash" film
The Bowery Electric, New York, United States. United States
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Feb
07
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Chickie Wah Wah's 4th "Annule" International Clash Day
Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, United States. United States
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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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The Clash rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 280th | 1970s rank: 69th | 1977 rank: 10th

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The Clash ratings

Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 1,298 votes)
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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 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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85/100
From 04/30/2023 20:45 | #296510
Still holds up as raucous fun and prescient rebellion.
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From 03/18/2023 10:05 | #295139
3th track is a masterpiece ???
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80/100
From 02/27/2023 00:42 | #294489
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.
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80/100
From 09/06/2022 17:38 | #289417
Great record
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55/100
From 06/02/2022 08:25 | #285927
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
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From 05/10/2022 21:38 | #285195
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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70/100
From 03/31/2022 12:33 | #283640
Album Rating: 72.36
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1. Janie Jones. 71
2.Remote Control. 70
3.I'm So Bored With The USA. 69
4.White Riot. 71
5.Hate & War. 70
6.What's My Name. 73
7.Deny. 78
8.London's Burning. 72
9.Career Opportunities. 73
10.Cheat. 72
11.Protex Blue. 72
12.Police & Thieves. 90
13.48 Hours. 64
14.Garageland. 68
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80/100
From 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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From 04/25/2021 04:09 | #268950
Police & Thieves was a good surprise, love that one
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Best Albums of 1977
1. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
2. Animals by Pink Floyd
3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
5. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
6. Aja by Steely Dan
7. The Stranger by Billy Joel
8. Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
9. "Heroes" by David Bowie
10. The Clash by The Clash
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14. Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
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20. The Idiot by Iggy Pop
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