What's The Matter Boy?
by Vic Godard & Subway Sect
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What's The Matter Boy? is ranked as the best album by Vic Godard & Subway Sect.
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What's The Matter Boy? rankings summary
Overall rank: 22,736th | 1980s rank: 2,896th | 1980 rank: 300th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 12/50 | 4 |
| 2025 | LadyGodiva | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | 1980/81 ~ Wish List | 36/74 | - |
| 2022 | Jorbaa | Hidden Gems (overlooked albums) | 94/100 | - |
| 2021 | WayneMC | Top 98 Music Albums of 1980 | 40/98 | 3 |
| 2019 | Marchadier1 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 8/20 | 17 |
| 2016 | newjlp | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2015 | LadyGodiva | Thank you for the music! | 8/50 | - |
| 2015 | LadyGodiva | Rip It Up.. | 53/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 44 | |||
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| ! | 11/08/2021 15:26 | TonySayers61 | 25,402 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2021 00:04 | Moondance | 20,798 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2018 21:13 | TodFitz | 27,372 | 63/100 |
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