Handsworth Revolution
by Steel Pulse

Handsworth Revolution by Steel Pulse
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 9,676th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (146th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,415th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,676th)

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Steel Pulse bestography

Handsworth Revolution is ranked as the best album by Steel Pulse.

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This album (9,676th)
Handsworth Revolution
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Handsworth Revolution rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,676th | 1970s rank: 1,415th | 1978 rank: 146th
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2026LittleM1971Greatest Music Albums: 601-70054/100 -
2026 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s58/1009
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s91/1002
2026LittleM1971Top 66 Music Albums of 197810/664
2026 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 197850/1003
2026tim0505Top 40 Music Albums of 197824/402
2025 LadyGodivaTop 50 Music Albums of 19783/505
2025 RepoTop 98 Music Albums of 197838/983
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1978 by Ultimate Record Collector36/39 -
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '70's (401 - 500) by U R C63/100 -
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 197830/1004
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1978 by Acclaimed Music49/60 -
2024 mutley88Top 18 Music Albums of 197811/182
2024 NickVolosTop 99 Music Albums of 197860/992
2023WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1970s (401-500)63/100 -
2023JamesMowbrayTop 100 Music Albums of 197899/1000
2023 MW19704UTop 100 Music Albums of 197882/1001
2023glynspsaReggae65/100 -
2023 neilgeeReggae Chart7/100 -
2022 DankelTop 56 Music Albums of 197852/560
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 52
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 124
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75/100 (from 50 votes)
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01/18/2026 13:59 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,16470/100
 
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01/26/2025 09:25 Sumbody  Ratings distribution  1,81176/100
 
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09/16/2023 11:26 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,39269/100
 
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03/22/2023 13:21 MW19704U  Ratings distribution  6,99059/100
 
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03/09/2023 07:00 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,16079/100

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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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From 04/05/2014 17:20 | #108560
It's a very fun album.
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From 03/01/2014 01:29 | #104896
Agree with the comment lower down about this being a reggae album with an English twist.
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From 11/30/2012 00:57 | #56260
The best British reggae album, and possibly my favourite reggae album. This album has no filler, just eight heavyweight cuts. It helps that they're from just down the road too.
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From 11/01/2011 07:43 | #29496
Another album that I borrowed from my lovely brother - this album is all anger and social injustice - Reggae with a very English twist.
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