Hardcore '81
by D.O.A.
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D.O.A. bestography
Hardcore '81 is ranked 2nd best out of 17 albums by D.O.A. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by D.O.A. is Bloodied But Unbowed which is ranked number 13165 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 89.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Hardcore '81 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hardcore '81 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/23 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1981: Punk | 26/33 | - |
| 2026 | Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 42/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 80 Music Albums of 1981 | 41/80 | 3 |
| 2025 |  pa | Top 36 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/36 | 4 |
| 2025 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2023 |  Mercury | Top 45 Music Albums of 1981 | 40/45 | 1 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 48/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 56 | |||
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Hardcore '81 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/23/2026 23:18 | xhitmanx | 1,573 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2025 22:16 | rfowler | 443 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2024 21:01 |  FreakWolfenstein | 3,969 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 68.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.0.
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Forum mentions
Repo 07/01/2019 15:00 in What album are you listening to right now?
Tha1ChiefRocka 09/16/2017 04:37 in The Great White North Tha1ChiefRocka 07/25/2017 02:06 in What are some essential Punk albums from any decade?Hardcore '81 comments
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This is a great album and technically should be the highest rated of all D.O.A. albums. However, my first DOA album was bloodied but unbowed which is a compilation of this album and something better changed. So I favor that album slightly more plus it had additional tracks. I don't give a shit, smash the state, fucked up baby and race riot are such great hardcore tunes
Decurso 11/20/2014 12:38 | #127502
Waiting for You, D.O.A., Fucked Up Baby and 001 Loser's Club and high points in the history of both punk rock and Canadian underground.
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