Public Image Ltd. 
Variations: PIL.
The best album credited to Public Image Ltd. is Metal Box which is ranked number 848 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,025.
Public Image Ltd. is ranked number 486 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 3,787 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
Public Image Ltd. official website: http://www.pilofficial.com
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- Keith Levene
- Jah Wobble
- John Lydon
- See also:
- Jah Wobble's Solaris
- Jah Wobble & Evan Parker
- Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble
- Youth Meets Jah Wobble
- Invaders Of The Heart
- Jah Wobble + Marconi Union
- Sex Pistols
- Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
- Holger Czukay / Jah Wobble / Jaki Liebzeit
- Jah Wobble & Keith Levene
- Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell
- Eno / Wobble
- Jah Wobble / The Edge / Holger Czukay
- Jah Wobble & Julie Campbell
- Jah Wobble & Temple Of Sound
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Public Image Ltd. best albums
The following albums by Public Image Ltd. are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Public Image Ltd. best tracks
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Public Image Ltd. ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| 06/13/2025 17:46 | Invader666 | 337 | 71/100 | |
| 09/22/2023 17:09 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 | |
| 09/07/2023 00:13 | MaxStorm98 | 542 | 92/100 | |
| 04/03/2023 16:02 |  hoyquarlow | 251 | 73/100 | |
| 10/15/2022 16:44 | platus | 2,138 | 72/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 6% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 12.9.
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Pioneers of the Post-Punk genre. One of the most influential bands to come out of Britain, along with The Cure and Joy Division.
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Post punk prime!
ffudnebbuh 12/20/2010 13:00 | #17106
"Public Image" is a really great song, no matter what you think of Johnny Rotten, he is always compelling, IMO.
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