Happy Birthday
by Altered Images

Happy Birthday by Altered Images
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 16,648th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 32 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (244th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,238th)
Award Best albums of all time (16,648th)

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Happy Birthday track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Happy Birthday rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 16,648th | 1980s rank: 2,238th | 1981 rank: 244th
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2026mikepenTop 100 Music Albums of 198169/1002
2026culwinTop 66 Music Albums of 198155/661
2026 dihansseTop 56 Music Albums of 198125/563
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198125/1004
2025mostlymor1981 Listening Project (Part Two)31/100 -
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 198193/1000
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 19819/1005
2025 craolaTop 20 Music Albums of 198118/201
2025JohnnyoIndie albums of the year 1981 by Radio X11/25 -
2025 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 198174/1001
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 198166/1002
2024TastyandTemptinTop 14 Music Albums of 19819/142
2024Rich150Top 100 Greatest Music Albums87/10012
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 198152/1002
2022 TheDude85Top 100 Music Albums of 198153/1002
2022 johnnerTop 28 Music Albums of 198110/283
2020Dayved00Top 52 Music Albums of 198148/520
2020 CharlieBarleyTop 60 Music Albums of 198156/600
2020 CharlieBarleyCaledonia: You're Calling Me! Fave albums by Scottish Artists26/86 -
2018Rich150Best of British!46/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 30
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 66
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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 32 votes)
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70/100
 
12/11/2025 23:43 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,41975/100
 
85/100
 
03/18/2025 21:54 fabberz  Ratings distribution  74386/100
 
70/100
 
12/20/2023 20:18 FreakWolfenstein  Ratings distribution  3,97571/100
 
60/100
 
10/06/2023 21:04 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,12964/100
 
80/100
 
05/14/2023 20:39 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,28275/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.8/100, a mean average of 66.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.

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From 10/26/2015 21:28 | #152052
The first album I bought, and my first favourite band so holds massive sentimental value - but as it happens, I still really enjoy listening to what I think is Altered Images best album. Love 'Idols'....Altered Images best album track? (Dead Popstars not on a studio album)
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