Of Skins And Heart
by The Church

Album
Of Skins And Heart by The Church
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 14,251st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 41 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (202nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (1,917th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,251st)

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The Church bestography

Of Skins And Heart is ranked 9th best out of 39 albums by The Church on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Church is Starfish which is ranked number 1226 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,418.

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Of Skins And Heart rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,251st | 1980s rank: 1,917th | 1981 rank: 202nd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 41 votes)
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From matterhornrider 04/07/2023 04:21 in What album are you listening to right now?
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From dihansse 10/14/2022 20:25 in My discoveries per year
“Two albums of 1981 I listened to: An album in my possession: This is a pleasant and consistently good album. Not a bad song to be found here although there aren't any outliers either. It rises from the 22nd to the 17th rank. One on my wishlist: Not a consistently good and biting album like their…”
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From rkm 09/30/2017 04:30 in The Great Australian Playlist
“I'm Australian, and when I was making my own yearly charts on this site, I tried to include at least one Australian album. Here's some of my picks, which might or might not be to your liking... (and yes, Split Enz, Crowded House, and Brooke Fraser are all from New Zealand) PART 1 1977-1987 1977…”
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Best Albums of  1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Damaged by Black Flag
9. Dare by The Human League
10. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club