Beating The Retreat
by Test Dept
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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 54285 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12.
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Beating The Retreat rankings summary
Overall rank: 58,926th | 1980s rank: 6,563rd | 1984 rank: 632nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1984 | 46/71 | - |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2017 15:58 | IvanKazachkov | 4,211 | 55/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2017 23:47 | TodFitz | 27,367 | 63/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2016 09:25 | Norman Bates | 10,224 | 75/100 |
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From Norman Bates 09/18/2016 11:39 in What album are you listening to right now?
Norman Bates 09/18/2016 11:39 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
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