Bedtime For Democracy
by Dead Kennedys
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Bedtime For Democracy is ranked 5th best out of 9 albums by Dead Kennedys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dead Kennedys is Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables which is ranked number 363 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,522.
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Bedtime For Democracy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bedtime For Democracy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1986 | 44/89 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1986 | 57/92 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 23 Music Albums of 1986 | 10/23 | 3 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 17 Music Albums of 1986 | 1/17 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1986 | 51/52 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 51 Music Albums of 1986 | 27/51 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 44 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 233 | |||
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Bedtime For Democracy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,586 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2026 02:22 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2026 13:36 | JamesMowbray | 5,734 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.7/100, a mean average of 68.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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BestEverAlbums 08/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5398): By mrmcrookView latest topic →
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One of my favorite Dead Kennedy albums. Not always but over time resinated more and more. Overall much faster paced than there other albums hence how they crammed 21 songs into it. Fantastic from start to finish. Short, fast, furious songs with the always present slap in the face lyrics. One of the most truth bearing bands on the planet but delivered in the happiest way. Love them.
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2014 12:23 | #129297 | TOP COMMENT
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Easily the weakest DK album. Jello spends much of this album launching into pretnetious tyrades, and even much of the music is comparatively flat and uninspired. However, there are enough good songs here (Cesspools in Eden and Where Do You Draw the Line) to make it worthwhile.
Like this heaps perhaps too many songs and all a bit the same full on intensity (Edited)
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