London Calling (track)
by The Clash
Year: 1979
From the album London Calling (track #1)
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London Calling appears on the following album(s) by The Clash:
- London Calling (track #1) (this album) (1979)
- From Here To Eternity: Live (track #10) (1999)
- The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (track #25) (compilation) (1988)
- The Singles (track #9) (compilation) (1991)
- Live At Shea Stadium (track #2) (2008)
- The Essential Clash (track #21) (compilation) (2003)
- Clash On Broadway (track #34) (compilation) (1991)
- The Singles (Box Set) (track #25) (compilation) (2006)
- The Clash Hits Back (track #1) (compilation) (2013)
- The Vanilla Tapes (track #20) (compilation) (2004)
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| 01/27/2026 15:05 |  flamingyesdept | 15,996 | 84/100 | |
| 01/20/2026 11:49 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 12/11/2025 23:59 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,605 | 100/100 | |
| 12/08/2025 14:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 86,568 | 71/100 | |
| 11/17/2025 11:37 | timosbuecherei | 3,277 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 92.2/100, a mean average of 91.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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Goliath 11/25/2020 10:51 | #261366
The eleventh most iconic song ever (according to research, see my chart of most iconic songs https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=62924).
Best song ever. I love that bassline!
corenfro 05/04/2017 17:13 | #190283
Greatest clash song. Greatest punk song. THAT FREAKING BASS LINE! If the rest of the album were as great a statement as this title track this would be among the greatest albums ever. The guitars are terrific here as well.
The quintessential Clash song :)
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Grzywa 01/06/2016 14:15 | #155961
Clash ultimate moment: ladies and gentlemen, the apocalypse is coming to London, and it's heralded by sinister punk tango.
never gets boring
Secondsoul 05/16/2014 23:16 | #112019
Such an anthem. One of the greatest songs ever!
Great riff.
Insanely good song
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