Break Out
by Pointer Sisters
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Pointer Sisters bestography
Break Out is ranked as the best album by Pointer Sisters.
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Break Out track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Break Out rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 75 Music Albums of 1983 | 14/75 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 | 7/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 67 Music Albums of 1983 | 31/67 | 3 |
| 2026 | CjHubb117 | Top 27 Music Albums of the 1980s | 26/27 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 29 Music Albums of 1983 | 22/29 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | CjHubb117 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1983 | 59/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 50 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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Break Out ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 01:05 | BrianBoehm | 87 | 94/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 00:24 | CjHubb117 | 301 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:46 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Break Out forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSea neilgee 07/20/2025 19:52 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 07/09/2023 18:38 in What music video are you watching right now?Break Out comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/22/2013 19:56 | #65853 | TOP COMMENT
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My rating reflects the 1984 edition, which i was not allowed to add here to BEA, that includes "I'm So Excited" and removes "Nightline". This isn't anything revelatory or cutting edge, just really good disco / pop / r&b.
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/31/2014 12:52 | #120848 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the most popular Pointers album but in my opinion Special Things is a better album. This is a more disco/pop album it is a good album but lacks the soul evident on Special Things.
Nothing that changed the world, but as a dance-pop album from the mid-80s, it doesn't get better. The Pointer Sisters were on top of the world when this album came out.
A serviceable enough record for the mid-eighties. Fun in it's day but it hasn't held up very well. A big money maker.
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