7
by Madness

7 by Madness
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 20,819th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 31 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (301st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,727th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,819th)

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Madness bestography

7 is ranked 8th best out of 20 albums by Madness on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Madness is One Step Beyond... which is ranked number 2200 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 738.

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7 track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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7 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 20,819th | 1980s rank: 2,727th | 1981 rank: 301st

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71/100 (from 31 votes)
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65/100
From 02/17/2018 14:34 | #208546
Inni epocali non ce ne sono ma canzoni ottime sia da ballare che da ascoltare o canticchiare si; inoltre in alcune tracce il gruppo sposta in avanti i propri confini innervando il loro ska col dub. Una piacevole sorpresa.
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Underrated this one. A lot better than I thought but as with most, if not all Madness albums, the singles are the strongest cuts with, Grey day, the pick of the bunch. Good.
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From 10/27/2016 21:08 | #177587
Not my favourite Madness album, not enough of an upbeat sound to it. The singles were pretty obvious, I'd say, and the second half tails off. Decent but they've done better.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Dare by The Human League
8. Faith by The Cure
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Youth Of America by Wipers
12. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
13. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
14. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
15. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
16. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Face Value by Phil Collins
18. Killers by Iron Maiden
19. Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
20. Movement by New Order
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