7
by Madness

7 by Madness
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 21,088th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 31 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (302nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (2,725th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,088th)

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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 2262 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 726.

Madness album bestography « Higher ranked (20,683rd)
Mad Not Mad
This album (21,088th)
7
Lower ranked (31,594th) »
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7 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 21,088th | 1980s rank: 2,725th | 1981 rank: 302nd
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2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 198167/1002
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 1981100/1000
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198180/1001
2026martinthoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s62/1008
2026JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1981 by Ultimate Record Collector42/55 -
2026fabm0List 198187/100 -
2026mikepenTop 100 Music Albums of 198180/1001
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 198193/1000
2026 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 198168/1002
2026LittleM1971Top 90 Music Albums of 198158/902
2025mostlymor1981 Listening Project (Part Two)45/100 -
2025 Sandrof1969Top 20 Music Albums of 198115/202
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 80's (401 - 500) by U R C4/100 -
2025JohnnyoIndie albums of the year 1981 by Radio X14/25 -
2025martinthoTop 54 Music Albums of 198111/544
2024 meccaleccaTop 80 Music Albums of 198142/802
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (401-500)4/99 -
2024 PAPPITUFOTop 100 Music Albums of 198142/1003
2023cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of 198194/1000
2023gussteiviTop 42 Music Albums of the 1980s28/427
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 31
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 49
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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 31 votes)
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06/22/2026 19:48 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,11969/100
 
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05/12/2025 11:35 Spartakist  Ratings distribution  5578/100
 
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07/08/2024 23:02 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,96881/100
 
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05/19/2024 12:03 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,91164/100
 
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04/04/2024 20:33 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,18573/100

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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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From 09/06/2017 17:08 | #197380
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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