Business As Usual (studio album)
by Men At Work

Business As Usual by Men At Work
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 1,965th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 201 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (28th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (304th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,965th)

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Business As Usual is ranked as the best album by Men At Work.

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This album (1,965th)
Business As Usual
Lower ranked (7,644th) »
Cargo

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Overall rank: 1,965th | 1980s rank: 304th | 1981 rank: 28th

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Business As Usual ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 201 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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80/100
From 08/10/2024 05:05 | #304699
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.
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65/100
From 01/08/2022 15:42 | #278860
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 | #270909
Good album, not really a masterpiece, but a joy to listen to.
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95/100
From 03/16/2021 02:16 | #267394
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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From 01/25/2021 17:57 | #265084
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 | #256206
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 | #248872
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 | #241567
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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From 09/01/2017 00:04 | #197045
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 | #155216
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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