She's So Unusual
by Cyndi Lauper
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Cyndi Lauper bestography
She's So Unusual is ranked as the best album by Cyndi Lauper.
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She's So Unusual track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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She's So Unusual rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | culwin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 9/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 54/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 21 Music Albums of 1983 | 7/21 | 4 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | My AAA Roster: 101-200 All-Time | 56/100 | - |
| 2026 | WeWereInLove | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 11/40 | 75 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 2 | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1983 | 3/33 | 5 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1983 | 22/32 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 298 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,391 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/06/2026 21:40 | AledJames | 1,712 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2026 21:14 | mash | 1,499 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:44 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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She's So Unusual forum mentions
Patman360 10/13/2024 11:25 in Now Pat's What I Call Music!
BestEverAlbums 05/13/2024 20:00 in Album of the day (#4894): She's So Unusual by Cyndi LauperView latest topic →
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A damn near perfect pop record with some surprising social commentary along the way. Lauper is one of only a handful of vocalists who's instantly distinguishable.
timtooky 04/07/2014 14:32 | #108744 | TOP COMMENT
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there are moments in music history, that are so weird and unique, that it's just astonishing. and the appearing of cyndi is imo such a moment. jumping in without notice she immediatly hit the core. her entire appearance was fascinating, her yodeling voice and the fresh and accessible feel-good-songs were fitting well. and it all has some kind of immortality - it's maybe a bit anachronistic but i can still listen to the whole album with a good feeling.
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/20/2010 03:38 | #12600 | TOP COMMENT
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I originally lambasted this album because of it's Inclusion of overplayed disaster "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". But now that I've spent more time with it, I can at least call it a mostly-enjoyable mix of Kate Bush, The Clash, and Journey. Better than Hounds of Love IMO
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/20/2010 07:09 | #15233 | TOP COMMENT
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But then, you have to ask: WHY would you think about that. It's constant state of overplay makes it abysmal, and it was already a pretty annoying song to begin with. I'm not trying to be rude or Nything, but "I'll Kiss You" deserves the distinction a lot more.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2018 17:52 | #212952 | TOP COMMENT
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Some phenomenal pop moments here. Great hooks and melodies spread throughout this album. She Bop was a favorite to play in a former cover band of mine. Feels like a Prince song almost.
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