Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
by The Replacements
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Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by The Replacements on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Replacements is Let It Be which is ranked number 204 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,376.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,089th | 1980s rank: 587th | 1981 rank: 69th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | 201: College Rock Favorites | 55/62 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 31 Music Albums of 1981 | 23/31 | 1 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 63 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/63 | 9 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 73 Music Albums of 1981 | 27/73 | 3 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1981 | 20/91 | 4 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 24 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/24 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 109 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 357 | |||
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dihansse 08/15/2024 18:47 in My discoveries per year“Two albums of 1981 I listened to: First an album I already own/know: I already discussed this album on 4/11/2017 and this was my verdict: "this record is not a prog record but more a record in the spirit of My Life In the Bush of Ghosts, ie somewhat of a mixture between Talking Heads, Brian Eno and…”
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Jimmy Dread 07/09/2016 15:38 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today“Having shifted about £100 worth of records and CDs on Discogs in the last few days - including one reggae LP I've never thought much of to some lass in France for £50 - I've decided the reinvest the lot and ordered a hatload of new records. More on them when they come, but picked up today: 73/100.…”
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garycottier TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/14/2016 16:39 | #168684 | TOP COMMENT
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The debut album by The Replacements is a rip roaring punk rock record that fizzes by in a flash. Sorry Ma, is a superb record full of energy and hunger. Some tracks, or at least moments sound uncannily like The Clash or the Sex Pistols, but at the end of the day it's still the Replacements. Thrilling stuff.
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an_outlaw 12/14/2011 20:50 | #32965 | TOP COMMENT
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Irk! Irritating teenagers! Irritating Talking Heads wannabees! Coming out of their bedrooms and trying to get their own heads plastered on all the others. Take heed that reality tv is not the way to go. Get in the van we're taking a ride. First things first before all others. 'Sorry Ma, Forgot to take out the trash'? Could be their own take on this primal scream teenage dirge of an album. Fine they can have it their way. Oh... this album is huge by the way. I mean like really big. 18 tracks. Thankfully most are littleuns so we are not passing the hour mark. We barely reach half an hour. Right, the music. Heavy, fast and shouty. 'Careless' and 'Otto' are slap in face sing along drunk that were probably wrote while intoxicated. 'I Hate Music' has the terror and nakedness of a Plastic Ono Band gone wrong. The centrepiece for me has to be 'Johnny's Gonna Die'. The lets cut the racket kids and talk about drugs for a moment. It is quite a sad song though and really do believe it to be heartfelt. Has a rough 'Heaven' by Talking Heads vibe to it. Like the big hit for the album is the interlude, the album then plumets back into Cheap trick on whisky. Actually... forget the Johnny song being a hit, 'Shiftless When Idle' and 'I'm in Trouble' are much catchy. A fun ride indeed. Don't take it too seriously. And don't call back the guys who were going to play originally, this lot's staying on thank you very much.
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jstreets 01/31/2014 01:20 | #101926 | TOP COMMENT
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Even if they adopted hardcore to align themselves with the times, The Replacements hardly ever sounded better than when they first emerged from the Stinsons' garage. Confident, fierce, and funny this is among the most assured indie debuts of its era. (Edited)
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Amazing album! Really fast but not on the same way harcore punks done.. Sound like the Thunders bands indeed but putted in a original way! A must have for long drunk nights with friends and stuff (Edited)
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The Replacements 1981 album 'Sorry Ma , ...' which features a 15 yo Tommy Stinston (!!!!) has 18 rollicking punk tracks within its 36:47 length , 9 of which clock in at less than 2 minutes . Blink and you'll miss it
Some Replacements fans still argue this is their best album , I dispute this but there sure are some memorable tracks within none the less and lead by the 1:29 masterpiece "Customer" about a crush on a store girl with these classic lyrics:
"Yeah, can I get change?
Where're the twinkies?
What's on sale?
I'm a customer
I'm a customer
I'm a customer
I love you "
Side B opens nicely with an ode to Johnny Thunders "Johnny's Gonna Die" which drips with sarcasm , followed by "Shiftless When Ide" and "More Cigarettes" which is exactly what it says
A special mention to the rather superb track "If Only You Were Lonely " which appears as a bonus track on the deluxe edition . It's a country and western tinged track with typical self deprecating looser lyrics from Westerberg , well worth your time seeking out if your a Mats fan
Short but oh so sweet
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