Generation X (studio album) by Generation X

Generation X by Generation X
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 8,652nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 64 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (137th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,323rd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,652nd)
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Generation X is ranked as the best album by Generation X.

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-Generation XKiss Me Deadly

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Generation X track list

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 64 votes)
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11/09/2023 10:36 traistboar  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 94481/100
 
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09/15/2023 10:54 JamesMowbray  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,08270/100
 
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08/11/2023 09:37 RasmV  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,19073/100
 
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04/24/2023 19:33 MadhattanJack  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,13965/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 68.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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90/100
From 01/12/2022 23:06
One of the all time great punk albums is not getting the recognition it deserves on BEA. It’s straight forward punk throughout with my favorite tracks being One Hundred Punks, Steady Ready Go, Kiss Me Deadly and Youth, Youth, Youth.
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From 10/29/2016 22:41
One of my favourites of the era. The band had 4 great musicians, especially in Mark Laff and Derwood Andrews and combined with the solid writing skills of James/Idol made a formidable band. Highly underrated unfortunately, probably due to Idol's looks and the teeny bopper appeal.

Kiss me Deadly is a heck of a song.
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2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
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19. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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