How Men Are
by Heaven 17
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Heaven 17 bestography
How Men Are is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Heaven 17 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Heaven 17 is Penthouse And Pavement which is ranked number 4633 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 309.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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How Men Are track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
How Men Are rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 41 Music Albums of 1984 | 26/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1984 | 87/91 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | 100 Best Music of the Eighties | 15/100 | - |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | Junomoogmello | Top 24 Music Albums of 1984 | 13/24 | 3 |
| 2022 | MARTINBORS | Top 56 Music Albums of 1984 | 52/56 | 0 |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2021 | Junomoogmello | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 36/100 | 13 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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How Men Are ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/18/2026 18:22 | Leonard | 6,613 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2025 22:32 | LittleM1971 | 6,001 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2024 06:37 | LammyTS1 | 1,094 | 59/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
How Men Are forum mentions
neilgee 04/03/2023 18:55 in What album are you listening to right now? neilgee 02/27/2023 20:39 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?How Men Are comments
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This Is actually a very underrated album. If you want to hear the Fairlight and Linn Drum used to maximum effect then this album is a must. The use of a Fairlight to emulate a classical guitar is brilliant. There are no weak tracks here, for me this isn't pop but sophisticated synth architecture overlaid with a strong upbeat vocal.
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