Happy Families
by Blancmange

Album
Happy Families by Blancmange
Year: 1982
Release date: 1982-09-24
Overall rank: 9,162nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 28 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (131st)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (1,287th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,162nd)

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Happy Families track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
I Can't Explain
Average Rating: 73 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Feel Me
Average Rating: 76 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
I've Seen The Word
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
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Wasted
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Living On The Ceiling
Average Rating: 76 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Waves
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Kind
Average Rating: 74 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Sad Day
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Cruel
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
God's Kitchen
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0

Happy Families rankings

Happy Families rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,162nd | 1980s rank: 1,287th | 1982 rank: 131st  Overall chart history
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Happy Families ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 28 votes)
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 !		02/15/2024 10:36 greatson  Ratings distribution  1,93071/100
 
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 !		04/01/2023 20:06 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,56864/100
 
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 !		03/18/2023 08:32 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,78463/100

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Happy Families forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1982) 2. by (1995) 3. by by (1998) 5. (1972) 6. by (1986) 8. by (1984) 10. by (1979) 11. by (1985) 13. by (1967) 14. by (2010) 15. by (2004) 17. by by (1985) 19. by by (1984) 21. by (1984) 22. by by by by (2005) 27. by (1984) 28. by…”
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From 03/19/2016 11:39 | #162195 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
In the longevity stakes of my music listening this album is in my top five. One of a few albums bought in the early 80's and still listened to regularly today. Doesn't sound dated and has numerous 5* rated tracks on my i-pod. Enjoyable, sometimes eccentric synth-pop, and better still Neil Arthur is still going strong as Blancmange today with three new albums in around a year (2015/16).
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