Whiplash Smile (studio album)
by Billy Idol

Whiplash Smile by Billy Idol
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 8,079th   
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 75 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (118th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,175th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,079th)

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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 2010 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 819.

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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).

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Whiplash Smile rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,079th | 1980s rank: 1,175th | 1986 rank: 118th

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Whiplash Smile ratings

Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 75 votes)
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08/18/2025 18:49 RemainInLight   3,15236/100
 
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05/09/2023 22:35 LosWochos   46,64375/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.1/100, a mean average of 64.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.

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55/100
From 04/10/2025 17:51 | #308450
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.
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From 02/15/2016 12:48 | #159793
A mediocre record from a talented entertainer. Not his best work but the ladies loved the album cover.
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From 01/22/2015 04:09 | #132203
Gets by on how huge he was, but this isn't as strong or interesting as previous work.
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