The Affectionate Punch
by The Associates

The Affectionate Punch by The Associates
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 8,706th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 45 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (138th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,249th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,706th)

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The Associates bestography

The Affectionate Punch is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by The Associates on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Associates is Sulk which is ranked number 3243 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 463.

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The Affectionate Punch rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,706th | 1980s rank: 1,249th | 1980 rank: 138th
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2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 198015/1004
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 19809/1005
2026cicadelicTop 98 Music Albums of 198080/981
2026JohnnyoGreatest Goth Albums (1 - 100) by Ultimate Record Collection90/100 -
2025JohnnyoBest Indie albums of 1980 by Radio X13/25 -
2025 LadyGodivaTop 50 Music Albums of 198010/504
2025OlliTop 100 Music Albums of 198082/1001
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 198033/1003
2025 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s52/100 -
2025 MadhattanJackTop 100 Greatest Music Albums69/10029
2025 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198081/1001
2024mrfloosakTop 100 Music Albums of 198072/1001
2024 johnnerTop 20 Music Albums of 19806/204
2021Tony58Top 14 Music Albums of the 1980s8/14 -
2021Tony58Top 100 Greatest Music Albums51/10025
2021WayneMCTop 98 Music Albums of 198018/984
2021 drstueyTop 33 Music Albums of 19809/334
2021 NoisyBeastTop Albums of 1980... #101-20015/99 -
2020 NickVolosTop 100 Music Albums of 198022/1004
2019Dayved00Top 47 Music Albums of 198014/474
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 36
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 140
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The Affectionate Punch ratings

Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 45 votes)
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04/06/2026 10:24 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,64473/100
 
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12/12/2025 02:24 Olli  Ratings distribution  7,14063/100
 
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11/12/2025 20:38 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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12/02/2024 08:27 LammyTS1  Ratings distribution  1,05859/100
 
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07/29/2024 02:19 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,41665/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.9/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.5.

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From 10/21/2012 14:52 | #52959
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From 09/06/2012 13:56 | #50107
I can imagine that if I had heard this album in the early eighties would have an impression on me. Listening to it today, have such experience does not. After all, it's a solid average album. :)
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