Rebel Yell (studio album)
by Billy Idol

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 2,064th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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74/100 (from 205 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (314th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,064th)

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 205 votes)
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11/12/2025 23:22 NYAndreas  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,43243/100
 
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11/01/2025 10:19 zwiebel  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,15157/100
 
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10/12/2025 12:41 willtoshower  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,48973/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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70/100
From 04/05/2024 16:25
Constantly playing at the gym sometime in 1984 or so
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90/100
From 08/24/2023 05:35
Rebel Yell, Eyes Without A Face, and Flesh For Fantasy are all absolute classics. The perfect album to play cruising down the road at sunset.
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From 03/17/2021 00:47
Best track by far is "Rebel Yell", followed by "Catch My Fall".
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From 09/16/2018 23:33
Billy's early masterpiece. Full of great hits like "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without A Face". And the audio quality is incredible.
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From 07/20/2016 23:36
1/2 the songs had significant air play when MTV was really music TV. One of the key albums that transitioned us out of the classic rock / disco era to the new wave / hair metal era
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From 06/22/2016 21:36
Steady rock album, 'Rebel Yell' best version of 'Midnight Hour'in my opinion,'Eyes Without a Face' his best track.
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From 01/22/2015 04:09
Don't take it too seriously, and you'll find yourself enjoying this.
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95/100
From 11/06/2014 19:44
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens burning the ground! One of the best 80s albums and one of the best of rock history!
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From 09/09/2014 02:58
Best Track: Rebel Yell
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From 08/07/2013 18:58
Easily his most solid work
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Best Albums of 1983
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2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
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