Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain
by China Crisis

Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain by China Crisis
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 20,431st   
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72/100 (from 26 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (296th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,677th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,431st)

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China Crisis bestography

Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by China Crisis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by China Crisis is Flaunt The Imperfection which is ranked number 8720 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 140.

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Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain rankings

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Overall rank: 20,431st | 1980s rank: 2,677th | 1982 rank: 296th

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