Happy Birthday
by Altered Images
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Altered Images bestography
Happy Birthday is ranked as the best album by Altered Images.
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Happy Birthday track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Happy Birthday rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/56 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rich150 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 90/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 70 Music Albums of 1981 | 57/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rich150 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 66/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 65 | |||
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Happy Birthday ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/11/2025 23:43 | culwin | 1,575 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2025 21:54 | fabberz | 743 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2023 20:18 |  FreakWolfenstein | 3,969 | 71/100 |
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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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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150 dihansse 05/14/2023 20:39 in My discoveries per year neilgee 02/08/2023 15:49 in What album are you listening to right now?Happy Birthday comments
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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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