Fourth Drawer Down (compilation album)
by The Associates

Fourth Drawer Down by The Associates
(Compilation album)
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 24,757th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 30 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (354th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,181st)
Award Best albums of all time (24,757th)

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The Associates bestography

Fourth Drawer Down is ranked 4th best out of 8 albums by The Associates on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Associates is Sulk which is ranked number 3112 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 480.

The Associates album bestography « Higher ranked (23,963rd)
Perhaps
This album (24,757th)
Fourth Drawer Down
Lower ranked (37,139th) »
Singles

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 30 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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60/100
From 03/31/2021 22:19
Definitely has some moments. Post-punk + electronica with an amazing vocal performance. But some of it is dull. 'Message Oblique Speech' stood out for me, and the growling noise that is 'Kitchen Person'.
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From 08/20/2016 22:06
Fourth Drawer down was a reference to where the drugs were kept! Thanx for that info Lancashirearab.
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From 10/21/2012 15:21
White Car in Germany.
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From 03/25/2012 19:54
Great album. It is a collection of a & b sides.
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From 05/24/2011 16:47
If Scott walker fronted joy division this is how I imagine they'd sound.
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