Heaven Tonight
by Cheap Trick

Heaven Tonight by Cheap Trick
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 4,916th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 133 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (88th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (805th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,916th)

Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Cheap Trick ~ Heaven Tonight (1979) CD 1998 Epic Records •• NEW ••
Condition: Brand New


eBay
eBay
Heaven Tonight - Cheap Trick - audio cd - Sauce Very Good+ With Bonus Tracks OOP
Condition: Very Good


eBay
eBay
Cheap Trick – Heaven Tonight LP 1978 Epic JE 35312 Promo Press VG+ RARE
Condition: Used


  My favourite store:  

Cheap Trick bestography

Heaven Tonight is ranked 4th best out of 29 albums by Cheap Trick on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Cheap Trick is At Budokan which is ranked number 3563 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 414.

Cheap Trick album bestography « Higher ranked (4,668th)
Cheap Trick
This album (4,916th)
Heaven Tonight
Lower ranked (7,441st) »
Dream Police

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Feb
28
Sat
Styx w/ Cheap Trick
St Augustine Amphitheatre, Saint Augustine, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Mar
03
Tue
Cheap Trick: All Washed Up Tour
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Audit, Chattanooga, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Mar
04
Wed
Cheap Trick: All Washed Up Tour
Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 

Listen to Heaven Tonight on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Heaven Tonight rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,916th | 1970s rank: 805th | 1978 rank: 88th

Heaven Tonight collection

Heaven Tonight ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 133 votes)
  Ratings distribution Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 133 ratings for this album.

Sort Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
70/100
 
01/18/2026 09:54 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,69970/100
 
70/100
 
08/16/2025 17:29 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distribution  7,34071/100
 
90/100
 
05/30/2025 19:09 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  1,55586/100
 
70/100
 
04/19/2025 19:18 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  2,94972/100
 
65/100
 
03/01/2025 14:39 BoxFL  Ratings distribution  2,58151/100

Rating metrics: Help Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Heaven Tonight favourites

Showing all 12 members who have added this album as a favourite

Heaven Tonight comments

Showing all 3 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
90/100
From 05/30/2025 19:10 | #309175
More of what made the previous album great: unique lyrics, singing, playing, arrangements, etc. The album somehow combines synthpop, new wave, classic rock, punk, and pop to create its own singular sound (at least before everyone else tried to imitate it throughout the 80s). 9/10!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 08/06/2012 20:04 | #47952
their debut made me believe them as one of the grandfathers of hair metal. Not as raw as their debut and not as glossy as their 2nd, "heaven tonight" sees them take the power pop mantle from big star.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 03/08/2012 19:23 | #38040
"Heaven Tonight" is Cheap Trick's 3rd album.
"Surrender" kicks off with four minutes of nonstop hooks and ironic lyrics. This is followed by a great arena-ready punch that just keep coming, summing up the strengths of their first two albums.From the onslaught this is a series of superbly crafted and cleverly arranged original songs."Heaven Tonight" has enough gorgeous harmonies, zealous melodies, two-fisted riffs and heavy-metal chords for any rock fan.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Heaven Tonight

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
12. Hemispheres by Rush
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. All Mod Cons by The Jam
15. 3rd by Big Star
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
17. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
18. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC
Back to Top