"Bad Girls" is widely considered one of the greatest disco albums. It was ranked by "Rolling Stone"'s list of the Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time at number 23, where the magazine wrote, "The late great Queen of Disco pulls out all the stops for an album that sums up Seventies radio, from ladies-choice smooch jams to filthy funk." In a BBC Music review of the album, Daryl Easla wrote, ""Bad Girls" is a fantastic reminder of when was the Britney, Christina, Mary J and Missy of her day all rolled into one."