Paradise Theater
by Styx
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Styx bestography
Paradise Theater is ranked 2nd best out of 40 albums by Styx on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Styx is The Grand Illusion which is ranked number 1968 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 862.
(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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Paradise Theater track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Paradise Theater rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 20/41 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 97 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/97 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Ledgin72 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 9/50 | 84 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 53/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1981 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 86/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 100/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 89 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 381 | |||
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Paradise Theater ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/06/2026 05:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,924 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 04:09 |  ExTeaSea | 5,249 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2025 00:25 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 69.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
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Paradise Theater forum mentions
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I gave all Styx albums are real beating back in the 80s. This one is no exception. However I have to say although it was their most successful in terms of chart position, I do not rate this album as highly as their predecessor. Side One is pretty solid, but I find the first couple of tracks on Side 2 a bit boring (I always have). This is probably Styx' first patchy album.
Compared to its predecessor this seemed like a return to form. Maybe its just the excellent "Snowblind" but this overall is a solid record with no real throwaways. And of course there is the massive hit "The Best Of Times." The theme song for every graduating class in 1981...I rate this album high in spite of that song.
I like Styx but I don't like this récord... Too much disco and pop in some parts, I prefer grand ilusion and pieces of eight (Edited)
Filled with good songs, but not a lot of great ones. Still worth a listen. Kinda Meat Loaf like, too.
covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/24/2012 00:00 | #38833 | TOP COMMENT
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As full of cliches as you can imagine, yet... It has a particular vibe that makes it amazing... Trully great...
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