Padlock: Special Mixes
by Gwen Guthrie
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Padlock: Special Mixes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Padlock: Special Mixes rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,351st | 1980s rank: 1,307th | 1985 rank: 122nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  KitchenSink | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 2/99 | 20 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 40 Music Albums of 1985 | 9/40 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 77 Music Albums of 1985 | 16/77 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Jimmy Dread | You BEAutiful People! Top Recs From Other Members | 21/99 | - |
| 2025 | KitchenSink | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 11/100 | 83 |
| 2024 | Jimmy Dread | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 66/99 | 7 |
| 2024 | brun027 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1983 | 17/49 | - |
| 2023 |  Applerill | Top 18 Music Albums of the 1980s | 13/18 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 131 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/02/2026 10:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,666 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2023 14:38 | TonySayers61 | 25,645 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2022 11:34 | RemainInLight | 3,772 | 35/100 |
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View forum post →From Anonymous 02/11/2021 13:08 in Album of the day (#3707): Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
“Killer grooves and hooks. I don't like the schmaltzy ballad but other than that it's really good. Can't say I've heard a better disco album so rec me if you think you can top it. BTW, I'm pretty sure it was not his debut! There are numerous better examples of disco as a genre, though many are…”
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