Pleasure Victim
by Berlin

Pleasure Victim by Berlin
Year: 1982
Release date: 1982-00-00
Overall rank: 12,741st   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 49 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (190th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,763rd)
Award Best albums of all time (12,741st)

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Pleasure Victim is ranked as the best album by Berlin.

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Pleasure Victim track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Pleasure Victim rankings

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Overall rank: 12,741st | 1980s rank: 1,763rd | 1982 rank: 190th

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70/100 (from 49 votes)
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75/100
From 02/06/2022 04:16 | #280825
The only track to make the top 40 (in a few countries like Canada, Finland, etc.) from this album was Sex, and it does stand out as a good song. The Metro is probably the best song here. I do remember hearing both these songs on the radio, but probably not when they were actually current. The rest is mostly fine, but the last track, "Torture"... let me just say it's appropriately named.
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From 05/29/2019 17:05 | #236886
Berlin came out of the gates with their best album. "Masquerade" and "The Metro" were both top 20 hits. The remainder of the album had a somewhat samey feel, but was exquisite '82 synth pop. Terri Nunn had a babyish delivery that sells these songs.
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From 01/17/2018 19:21 | #205900
A repetitive new wave album with one hit and the rest are duds.
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Best Albums of 1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
5. Pornography by The Cure
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
8. Rio by Duran Duran
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10. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
11. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
12. Combat Rock by The Clash
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14. Peter Gabriel (1982) by Peter Gabriel
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19. Bad Brains by Bad Brains
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