Beating The Retreat
by Test Dept
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TEST DEPARTMENT (KIRK) original Vinyl 2x 12" EP Beating The Retreat (1984 UK)
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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Test Dept bestography
Beating The Retreat is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Test Dept on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Test Dept is The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom which is ranked number 52225 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12.
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 57,586th | 1980s rank: 6,554th | 1984 rank: 627th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1984 | 46/70 | - |
| 2019 |  briggs54 | Top 77 Music Albums of 1984 | 63/77 | 1 |
| 2017 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1984... #101-200 | 86/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1901-2000 | 76/100 | - |
| 2011 | hairymarx1 | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s | 36/50 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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| 10/12/2017 15:58 | IvanKazachkov | 4,216 | 55/100 | |
| 09/04/2017 23:47 | TodFitz | 27,355 | 63/100 | |
| 09/24/2016 09:25 | Norman Bates | 10,051 | 75/100 | |
| 06/12/2016 04:29 | NoisyBeast | 13,316 | 74/100 | |
| 05/16/2015 07:03 | briggs54 | 9,695 | 74/100 |
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