Cargo
by Men At Work

Cargo by Men At Work
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 7,670th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 68 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (105th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,109th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,670th)

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Men At Work bestography

Cargo is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Men At Work on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Men At Work is Business As Usual which is ranked number 1979 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 837.

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Cargo track list

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Cargo rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,670th | 1980s rank: 1,109th | 1983 rank: 105th

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Cargo ratings

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70/100 (from 68 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 67.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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From 05/04/2024 07:54 | #303346
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From 10/19/2021 21:10 | #275192
I do enjoy this album - probably more than even I know or give it credit for!! I am most drawn to the slower Touching The Untouchables and Down By The Sea
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From 02/02/2020 09:21 | #247415
Probably the cheeriest album in my collection, the title track always puts a smile on my face. To be honest, until recently, I only knew Men At Work for 'Down Under'. As with many eighties bands, musically underrated and eroded by the sands of time. Great interesting cover art too!
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From 01/25/2016 16:07 | #157651
Solid pop from down under.
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From 12/27/2015 20:28 | #155219
I owned this before Business As Usual and although the strongest tracks are maybe not quite as strong as the ones on BAU, overall IMO, it is more consistent. BAU had two tracks I thought weakened it, this doesn't have any, therfore this just shades it for me (although they both get 8.5/10).
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