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Unknown Pleasures (album) by Joy Division 

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Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979)
Average Rating: 
86/100 (from 594 votes)
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Accolades: Top 5 albums of 1979 (3rd)
Top 20 albums of the 1970s (12th)
Top 50 albums of all time (42nd)

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Unknown Pleasures is an album by Joy Division. It is ranked number 42 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 22,536 from 518 greatest album charts.

Unknown Pleasures is ranked number 3 in the best albums of 1979 and number 12 in the best albums of the 1970s.

In total, there are 10 music albums by Joy Division which appear in the greatest album charts and Unknown Pleasures is ranked as the best.

There are 56 comments for this album from BestEverAlbums.com members and Unknown Pleasures has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 594 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

Members who like this album also like: Closer by Joy Division, London Calling by The Clash and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd.

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Unknown Pleasures track list

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1.Track pickDisorder
87/100 (145 votes)Amazon MP3
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2.Day Of The Lords
84/100 (94 votes)Amazon MP3
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3.Candidate
81/100 (82 votes)Amazon MP3
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4.Insight
83/100 (83 votes)Amazon MP3
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5.New Dawn Fades
86/100 (115 votes)Amazon MP3
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6.Track pickShe's Lost Control
88/100 (131 votes)Amazon MP3
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7.Track pickShadowplay
86/100 (124 votes)Amazon MP3
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8.Wilderness
83/100 (84 votes)Amazon MP3
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9.Interzone
83/100 (84 votes)Amazon MP3
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10.I Remember Nothing
82/100 (80 votes)Amazon MP3
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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From gtroda 06/13/2013 03:57
A good find thanks to BEA.
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From SingingPeasant96 06/10/2013 11:43
Am I the only one who get chill when New Dawn Fades comes out?
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From CDQ 05/22/2013 05:14
Ok, screw everything I've ever said about this album. I don't know how I could have possibly been so wrong. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite albums.
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From CDQ 05/21/2013 01:47
I listened to this album for the first time sometime last year, and since then, I have absolutely hated it. But it seems it is finally growing on me. While Ian Curtis undeniably is not the best singer, the music really is extremely good, and is almost enough for me to overlook his singing.
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From meccalecca 04/24/2013 15:58
"Lacks anything catchy. The atmosphere is there though. Sound has been improved by many successors."

Music doesn't need to be catchy to make a statement or be deeply inspiring.

Unknown Pleasures is the sound of manic depression. It truly captures the disorder as well as anything ever has.

Bands have been trying to re-create this sound for decades, and they fail to capture the urgency every single time.
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From Mod 04/20/2013 21:04
Melancholic yet punky. Brilliance.
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90/100
From faceless 04/09/2013 20:00
from the very first moment until the end of shadowplay is the best thing ever happened in post punk. but i don't like the last three songs that much.
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From sethmadsen 04/06/2013 08:51
While I see the influence it obviously had, and I like the tonal plays of the guitar, bass and vocals, (not a fan of the drums), this album just doesn't find me, like I would want it to. Maybe in time.
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From Boo69 03/27/2013 15:13
One of the best debut albums. Absolutely miserable but undeniably brilliant. Day Of The Lords, She's Lost Control and New Dawn Fades being my personal favourites.
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From BasdeWit97 03/20/2013 20:07
Some really good songs, but after the first half I got bored.
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