Hardcore '81 (studio album) by D.O.A.

Hardcore '81 by D.O.A.
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 19,216th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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73/100 (from 20 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (282nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,565th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,216th)
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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 18835 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 56.

D.O.A. album bestography « Higher ranked (18,835th) This album (19,216th) Lower ranked (34,562nd) »
Bloodied But UnbowedHardcore '81War On 45

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 20 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.5.

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From 10/01/2016 16:51
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
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From 11/20/2014 12:38
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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