Coup D'Etat
by Plasmatics
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Coup D'Etat is ranked as the best album by Plasmatics.
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Coup D'Etat track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Coup D'Etat rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | culwin | Top 70 Music Albums of 1982 | 46/70 | 2 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 97 Music Albums of 1982 | 21/97 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1982: Metal | 42/48 | - |
| 2026 | Repo | Micro-Genres: Goth/Deathrock | 2/2 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 44 Music Albums of 1982 | 33/44 | 1 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1982 | 32/65 | 3 |
| 2024 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2021 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 56/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 67 | |||
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Coup D'Etat ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2023 21:25 | TonySayers61 | 26,081 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2022 13:02 | MetalMan67 | 6,250 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2021 02:36 | dhbarrett | 8,886 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.0/100, a mean average of 67.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.
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Captain_Dude 08/01/2011 21:53 | #25474
COUP D'ETAT was a breakthrough album that began to blend the punk and metal genres (something that caught on years later). Wendy O. Williams oozed sexuality and spit angst. The vocals are throat-ripping and the instrumentation is angry and edgy, but always melodic. Truly one of the great punk/metal pioneers. Listen to "County Fairs" to see just what they could do best.
~SMiLE~ 03/07/2012 14:42 | #37960
A fiercely uncompromising punchy thrash attack, powered by Wendy O. Williams' harsh vocals. A kick-ass album from start to end.
timtooky 04/03/2014 19:29 | #108411
it's that kind of hard-rock-punk, that expanded widely in the early 80s. nowadays it seems a bit anachronistic (and maybe a bit amusing too) but this one appears still powerful and intense to me. i would have surely adored it in the 80s.
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