The Birthday Party
by The Boys Next Door

The Birthday Party by The Boys Next Door
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 11,501st   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 31 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (181st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,619th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,501st)

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The Boys Next Door bestography

The Birthday Party is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by The Birthday Party on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Birthday Party is Junkyard which is ranked number 4060 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 353.

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The Birthday Party track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Birthday Party rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,501st | 1980s rank: 1,619th | 1980 rank: 181st

The Birthday Party collection

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The Birthday Party ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 31 votes)
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11/12/2025 20:41 NYAndreas   1,43243/100
 
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03/22/2024 11:04 JamesMowbray   5,28070/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.

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