Business As Usual (studio album) by Men At Work

Business As Usual by Men At Work
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 1,883rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 184 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (293rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,883rd)
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Business As Usual is ranked as the best album by Men At Work.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 184 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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65/100
From 01/08/2022 15:42
Think I've had this album from mid-80's and I love their simple, poppy, catchy songs - almost everything is with a smile on your face
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85/100
From 06/22/2021 17:37
Good album, not really a masterpiece, but a joy to listen to.
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95/100
From 03/16/2021 02:16
Funny how some claim this album is a "guilty pleasure" I disagree, it's just a legit great album. It's catchy and delightful and the hits are freaking nostalgic. I love it.
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100/100
From 01/25/2021 17:57
Very underrated. This album sounds fantastic, has a great mood, unique and you can listen it many times.
What do you miss from it if you give bad rating?
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65/100
From 07/25/2020 21:18
Lots of fun pop songs, but only two certain tracks stand out. I enjoyed it enough though.
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85/100
From 03/19/2020 20:17
Echo the guilty pleasure, fun, jovial, reggae like rhythms in other comments.

This and Cargo are special listening experiences from my eighties era vinyl selection.
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From 08/23/2019 05:50
A stunning album no genres, I played this album continuously on my turn table as I finished playing Far cry 3, yes this dose not even compare to Pink Floyd or even David Bowie artists I'm listening to,buy this album used cause it seems un rare and also I can't rate every Damn album high epically if there's Dark side of the moon.
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100/100
From 09/01/2017 00:04
One of my true guilty pleasures and one of my favorite albums. Colin Hay is a fantastic lead singer
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80/100
From 12/27/2015 19:22
Just like the other 80's 'Men' band I like, Men Without Hats, Men At Work are so much more than their best known single. Almost reggae like rhythms and a quality album. Two songs (tracks 6 & 9) away from 9 out of 10.
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80/100
From 06/18/2015 20:29
These guys make fun music. I love the voice of the lead singer. Just a good album all around.
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