In The Heat Of The Night
by Pat Benatar

In The Heat Of The Night by Pat Benatar
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 5,611th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 88 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (92nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (903rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,611th)

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Pat Benatar bestography

In The Heat Of The Night is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Pat Benatar on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Pat Benatar is Crimes Of Passion which is ranked number 5071 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 270.

Pat Benatar album bestography « Higher ranked (5,071st)
Crimes Of Passion
This album (5,611th)
In The Heat Of The Night
Lower ranked (14,972nd) »
Tropico

(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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In The Heat Of The Night rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,611th | 1970s rank: 903rd | 1979 rank: 92nd

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 88 votes)
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02/11/2026 17:02 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,85884/100
 
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01/21/2026 00:19 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,72070/100
 
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09/23/2024 15:27 Cyrax  Ratings distribution  1,76961/100

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75/100
From 05/08/2025 18:41 | #308895
What a debut album with her incredible voice range that is fast and fun to listen to. The guitar by Neil Giraldo is very rock and I like the whole album. What caught my attention at the time was her play of "I Need a Lover" by John Cougar. I really love her sensual voice in Don’t Let It Show.
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From 04/26/2014 04:22 | #110101
A cross between The Runaways and Tom Petty. Bryan Adams loved this album. :)
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From 10/03/2012 13:19 | #51670
First half is good but the second is only average
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From 06/24/2012 12:09 | #45271
I think the last couple of songs could have been better - but overall the first side was very solid the energy was kept up through most of side two. One of her best albums.
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From 07/20/2010 20:32 | #13616
This album sure starts off with a bang, but after the first three songs it all but dies.
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