Kings Of The Wild Frontier
by Adam And The Ants
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier is ranked as the best album by Adam And The Ants.
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kings Of The Wild Frontier rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1980 | 31/54 | 2 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Jul - Sept 2022 (2 B deleted) | 65/97 | - |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 28 Music Albums of 1980 | 15/28 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1980 | 22/34 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Melody Maker End Of Year Critic Lists - 1980 | 11/13 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 29/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 28 Music Albums of the 1980s | 5/28 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 153 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 675 | |||
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/16/2026 00:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,080 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2026 06:21 | culwin | 1,603 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 09:26 | DJStuart79 | 5,983 | 59/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 68.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier forum mentions
Romanelli 08/26/2025 23:39 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 07/27/2024 17:58 in What music video are you watching right now? Romanelli 06/12/2024 23:51 in What album are you listening to right now?Kings Of The Wild Frontier comments
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Was at No.1 on the album chart for an amazing 12 weeks in 80/81. The No.1 biggest selling album of 1981 & 48th in 1980. It won best British album at the 1982 Brit Awards. It contains 3 top 5 hits - Dog Eat Dog(4), Kings of the Wild Frontier(2) & Antmusic(2) together with stand out tracks Ants Invasion, Press Darlings, Killer In The Home, Don't Be Square. They introduced the Burundi beat to pop music on this album which led to their new success and in which followed their No.1 hits in 1981 from their Prince Charming album. (Edited)
plasticships 11/21/2013 01:16 | #93829 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album! Strangely enough when I hear this I get elements of pirate songs, American Indian chants over an English sensibility.
Amazing. Love how it's able to make you laugh and then just immediately cuts the jugular, not an easy feat
A classic pop album, this is the first record I ever bought. Kings of the wild frontier, sounded and still sounds like nothing else. A fusion of punk,tribal sounds,glam rock, and,camp, Adam and his ants produce a bonkers LP which is still a lot of fun today. The hit singles, dog eat dog, antmusic, and, the title track are all excellent, as are, ants invasion, killer in the home, and, the human beings. A silly and enjoyable record. Good stuff.
This album was a massive hit in the UK and one of my first post-punk albums. It got zero air play in metro Detroit where I grew up and I fail to remember it on MTV during the day. Give it a spin as most US based people only know a couple of hits when he was Adam Ant. This is his best album
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