Whiplash Smile (studio album) by Billy Idol
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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 2088 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 784.
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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
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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25/100  | 08/18/2025 18:49 | RemainInLight | | 36/100 |
55/100 | 04/10/2025 17:51 |  CaptainPain | | 61/100 |
75/100 | 09/09/2024 04:32 | matterhornrider | | 81/100 |
55/100 | 01/20/2024 21:39 | luukvdschepop | | 75/100 |
70/100 | 05/09/2023 22:35 | LosWochos | | 75/100 |
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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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CaptainPain 04/10/2025 17:51
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.
A mediocre record from a talented entertainer. Not his best work but the ladies loved the album cover.
junodog4 01/22/2015 04:09
Gets by on how huge he was, but this isn't as strong or interesting as previous work.
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