The Rocky Horror Picture Show
by Various Artists

The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Various Artists
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1975
Release date: 1975-09-00
Overall rank: 2,608th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 135 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (44th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (473rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,608th)

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,608th | 1970s rank: 473rd | 1975 rank: 44th
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2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Greatest Music Albums28/10072
2026cicadelicTop 73 Music Albums of 197534/733
2026saltysurpriseTop 49 Music Albums of 197537/491
2026culwinTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s12/10018
2026 AAL2014Top 92 Music Albums of 197536/923
2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s47/10011
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s6/10019
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s64/1007
2026matterhornriderTop 57 Music Albums of 197531/572
2026mrmcrookTop 23 Music Albums of 197523/230
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 60 Music Albums of 19752/605
2026 Patman360Top 95 Music Albums of 197548/953
2026 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 197555/1002
2026culwinBest movie soundtracks5/100 -
2026 sssvnnnTop 100 Music Albums of 197561/1002
2025DJStuart79Top 32 Music Albums of 19753/325
2025brent13Top 17 Music Albums of 197514/171
2025FritzTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s87/1003
2025 MadhattanJackTop 45 Music Albums of 197542/450
2025Johnnyo100 top soundtracks of all time by DMD65/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 118
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 602
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 135 votes)
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12/28/2025 02:30 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,73970/100
 
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10/14/2025 08:01 NowhereMan  Ratings distribution  1,43178/100
 
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08/25/2025 22:12 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distribution  1,74482/100
 
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08/17/2025 20:51 ExTeaSea  Ratings distribution  5,16883/100
 
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06/13/2025 18:30 Invader666  Ratings distribution  2,62265/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.

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85/100
From 11/09/2020 23:41 | #260494
There are a lot of versions of this soundtrack out there (each with more and more material as technology improved). But at the heart are basically the same songs that helped made Rocky Horror the phenomenon that it is. some of the sadder songs are slow, and therefore a little boring perhaps. But it is definitely one of the play/movie soundtracks worth owning.
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85/100
From 03/31/2019 16:18 | #234238
Um marco do cinema!
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From 06/19/2018 22:36 | #217042
I just hope to get the chance to say "don't worry, I'll get you a Satanic mechanic" someday. Just once.
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100/100
From 11/17/2016 07:25 | #178563
Some genuinely good -amazingly good, to be honest- songs in it. Specially Science Fiction. Probably the best OST ever, but this is hardly a movie, anyway. This is great music, and that's what matters here!
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85/100
From 07/03/2016 20:46 | #170445
A Glam Rock Musical which has never lost its glam. Lovin' it
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Rating:  
90/100
From 08/26/2014 14:09 | #120410
Some absolutely dynamite songs here. Sweet Transvestite and Time Warp are probably the best known, but Susan Sarandon's rendition of Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me is smoking hot and Meatloaf's Hot Patootie is superior to anything he did after. But what makes this a great all around album is probably The Floor Show medley. Best movie soundtrack ever.
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From 06/17/2013 02:56 | #79088
I wanna be dirty
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70/100
From 03/08/2013 18:45 | #67433
Better in the context of the movie.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 11/27/2011 20:37 | #31552
"And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time, lost in space
And meaning"
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95/100
From 11/27/2011 20:36 | #31550
WHERE ARE ALL THE QUOTES ON THIS PAGE ???!!
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