Business As Usual
by Men At Work
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Business As Usual is ranked as the best album by Men At Work.
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Business As Usual track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Business As Usual rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 79 Music Albums of 1981 | 4/79 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 5 | 3/59 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Australian Albums | 7/18 | - |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 98 Music Albums of 1981 | 35/98 | 3 |
| 2026 | Ranger | Top 40 Music Albums of the 1980s | 34/40 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 2 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Favourite albums by Australian artists | 74/89 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 226 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 874 | |||
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Business As Usual ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Sentido | 351 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 16:42 | wizardalien | 890 | 48/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 16:39 | Fritz | 1,366 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Forum mentions
Romanelli 06/10/2026 15:50 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Patman360 09/17/2024 16:08 in Now Pat's What I Call Music!Business As Usual comments
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Great album, really enjoyed it. A fairly unique sound, mixing horns, reggae and pop/rock. Down Under is obviously iconic, but I also really liked Who Can It Be Now and People Like To Play With Words. (Edited)
Coming from the land down under, not a bad debut album from the land of plenty. Catchy songs and a few delightful videos. Has a reggae pace and rhythm to it. It's worth a listen but I wouldn't compare to any of my other favorite artist. (Edited)
Strong debut album. Even aside from the hits, the other tracks are really good. The only one I don't really care for is Down By The Sea, but they were more than the one-hit gimmick that the MTV staple "Down Under" might suggest. (Edited)
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
katerpillar 06/22/2021 17:37 | #270909
Good album, not really a masterpiece, but a joy to listen to.
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