Eliminator
by ZZ Top
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Eliminator is ranked as the best album by ZZ Top.
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Eliminator track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Eliminator 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 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rich150 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 49 Music Albums of the 1980s | 21/49 | 12 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1983 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s | 31/60 | 10 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 6/53 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 354 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,508 | |||
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Eliminator ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 31 hours ago | stareaterogni0n | 597 | 70/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago |  UofTBlues | 3,638 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 13:48 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Eliminator forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5461): By steve397View latest topic →
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Eliminator comments
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2019 04:16 | #228535 | TOP COMMENT
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Slick overproduced faux ZZ. It's not quite a complete abandonment of all that was right and holy about ZZ Top, but close.
nocturnaldelight 09/06/2018 18:58 | #220670 | TOP COMMENT
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ZZ Top acending to the top of their carreer with a mix between blues and rock. This album contains the top hits "Sharp Dressed Man", "Gimme All Your Lovin" and "Legs". 9 good songs from 11 tracks provide a good listening experience. (album rating: 68,64 %) (Edited)
Not the ZZ Top I listened to in my youth in the 1970s. Seems top-heavy to me, with a fair amount of filler. I prefer the bluesier ZZ Top.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/20/2017 20:56 | #183632 | TOP COMMENT
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Combining the monotonous, repetitive beats of New Wave and the vapid sexism of hair metal, this corporate sellout drudge...
...is ZZ Top's best album and irresistibly fun to listen to.
Great hard diving rock from Texas. Flow of tracks is excellent, particularly the first three on side 1. The three guys create a big sound considering the year of release, although no reference is made to synths on the sleeve notes they are being used quite minimalistically, possibly controlled by a bass pedal board. Difficult to listen to this without getting off your ass and moving to that driving beat! Sharp Dressed Man and Legs are my top tracks.
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