Whiplash Smile
by Billy Idol
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Billy Idol bestography
Whiplash Smile is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Billy Idol on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Idol is Rebel Yell which is ranked number 1966 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 864.
(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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Whiplash Smile track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Whiplash Smile 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 |  rambleon80 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1986 | 17/20 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 69 Music Albums of 1986 | 31/69 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Favorite Albums 500-401 | 89/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1986 | 23/23 | 0 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1986 | 29/29 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 4 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1986 Pt 2 | 13/24 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 153 | |||
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Whiplash Smile ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/25/2026 20:18 | covecove | 6,732 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2026 02:58 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 09:40 | Leginlists | 3,843 | 83/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.9/100, a mean average of 65.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.
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Whiplash Smile forum mentions
Repo 07/27/2026 01:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Whiplash Smile comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/22/2015 04:09 | #132203 | TOP COMMENT
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Gets by on how huge he was, but this isn't as strong or interesting as previous work. (Edited)
A mediocre record from a talented entertainer. Not his best work but the ladies loved the album cover. (Edited)
CaptainPain 04/10/2025 17:51 | #308450 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is slightly inferior to Rebel Yell (it is more even and balanced, without any weaknesses at all), so the average ratings are quite natural, in my opinion. (Edited)
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