What's THIS For...!
by Killing Joke

What's THIS For...! by Killing Joke
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 13,193rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (188th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,814th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,193rd)

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Killing Joke bestography

What's THIS For...! is ranked 7th best out of 29 albums by Killing Joke on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Killing Joke is Killing Joke which is ranked number 2220 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 727.

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What's THIS For...! rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 13,193rd | 1980s rank: 1,814th | 1981 rank: 188th
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2026LittleM1971Top 89 Music Albums of 198125/894
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198133/1003
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 198168/1002
2026JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1981 by Ultimate Record Collector17/55 -
2025Foxforce5Top 13 Music Albums of 19814/134
2025 LadyGodivaTop 50 Music Albums of 198127/502
2025 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 198170/1002
2025mostlymor1981 (Listening Project Part 1)80/100 -
2024 PAPPITUFOTop 100 Music Albums of 198119/1004
2024 meccaleccaTop 80 Music Albums of 198133/803
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (101-200)88/100 -
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 198157/1002
2024JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 80’s (101 - 200)88/100 -
2024 HeliosTop 80 Music Albums of 198123/804
2023 GlitterboiiiTop 50 Music Albums of 198137/501
2023cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of 198167/1002
2022 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 198179/1001
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 1981100/1000
2021Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (801-900)77/100 -
2021vruslovTop 90 Music Albums of 198113/904
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 36
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 87
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What's THIS For...! ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 39 votes)
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05/15/2024 20:18 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,93281/100
 
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02/26/2024 18:47 teague  Ratings distribution  4,33178/100
 
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03/21/2023 04:00 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,10779/100
 
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03/18/2023 09:39 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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12/17/2022 16:29 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,86264/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.

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From 10/05/2014 14:11 | #123380
An even bleaker record than the first, "What's THIS For..!" is a no holds barred, ferocious Post-Punk masterpiece. One of Killing Joke's best albums for sure.

Key track: Butcher
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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. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
12. Youth Of America by Wipers
13. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
14. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
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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