Working Class Dog
by Rick Springfield

Working Class Dog by Rick Springfield
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 23,983rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 28 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (336th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (3,035th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,983rd)

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Rick Springfield bestography

Working Class Dog is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by Rick Springfield on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rick Springfield is Living In Oz which is ranked number 11907 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 99.

Rick Springfield album bestography « Higher ranked (11,907th)
Living In Oz
This album (23,983rd)
Working Class Dog
Lower ranked (29,647th) »
The Snake King

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Working Class Dog rankings summary
Overall rank: 23,983rd | 1980s rank: 3,035th | 1981 rank: 336th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 6 hours ago).

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70/100 (from 28 votes)
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From 12/27/2025 01:48 | #312332
The 3 singles are 80's classics, but everything else is just... alright.
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From 01/10/2018 03:55 | #205134
It seems like everyone from my generation still remembers all the words to "Jessie's Girl." And Mr. Springfield approaches every song on this album with the same enthusiasm. However, some of the material sounds a bit dated now, and perhaps a bit forced. For a more consistent album I recommend the excellent "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet".
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