Afterburner
by ZZ Top
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ZZ Top bestography
Afterburner is ranked 5th best out of 27 albums by ZZ Top on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1116 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,556.
(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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Afterburner track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/28/2026 17:17 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 11/12/2025 23:47 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 | |
| 11/09/2025 04:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 8,164 | 70/100 | |
| 10/03/2025 20:54 | MasterOfPuppets | 824 | 83/100 | |
| 08/04/2025 10:31 | mikepen | 379 | 84/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.3/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Jboy56 09/30/2024 13:49 | #305475
I think that this album tries to replicate the success of Eliminator by replicating event the song patters so well done, but without much success. The beat is too disco and dull when repeated in most of these songs. The lack of hits is another dilemma with this. Sleeping Bag and Rough Boy are the best songs
llibnanoon 07/10/2020 18:07 | #255377
Great album! Rating (81.50)
Fischman 01/02/2019 04:22 | #228538
The descent begun with Eliminator is completed and ZZ bottomed out here with slick and cheesy faux rock.
nocturnaldelight 09/06/2018 18:51 | #220669
ZZ Top at the top of their carreer with an energetic sound and top hits like "Sleeping Bag" and "Velcro Fly". The recording sounds heavier than the "Eliminator" album with more blues.
Eliminator v2...but not as good. Rough Boy just doesn't sound right.
Even more contemporary than, eliminator, although they're not messing with the formula too much. Overall, the quality isn't as good as it's predecessor, but, sleeping bag, and, rough boy, are decent modern sounding pop/rock. Completely forgettable, but fun.
junodog4 10/08/2012 22:51 | #51950
Romanelli has it bang on.
paladisiac 08/13/2012 14:22 | #48399
Yes, their blues rock watered down into synth rock on Afterburner and there's no great pop song like "legs" or "sharp dressed man", but most of these songs are tight pop songs. The suggestive "sleeping bag" is probably my fav here.
Romanelli 05/12/2011 23:31 | #21667
Mid 80's ZZ Top was all about beards, cars, looking like a hobo and squeaky clean generic pop rock. Well done and forgettable.
I am a ZZ Top fan but I didn't overall like the more pop direction they went to during this phase.
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