Emergency
by Kool & The Gang

Emergency by Kool & The Gang
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 28,398th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 18 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (332nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,575th)
Award Best albums of all time (28,398th)

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Kool & The Gang bestography

Emergency is ranked 7th best out of 28 albums by Kool & The Gang on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Kool & The Gang is Spirit Of The Boogie which is ranked number 8352 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 148.

Kool & The Gang album bestography « Higher ranked (24,650th)
Something Special
This album (28,398th)
Emergency
Lower ranked (29,671st) »
Music Is The Message

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Overall rank: 28,398th | 1980s rank: 3,575th | 1984 rank: 332nd

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03/07/2024 17:48 byuzak  Ratings distribution  3,24079/100
 
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From 02/09/2024 23:36 | #301874
This was the Gang's most hit-packed album. 4 of the 7 tracks were Top 20 hits in the US. Of course, it's very much a product of it's time. Everyone was trying to replicate the multi-platinum magic of Michael Jackson's Thriller. And while the Gang falls short of those lofty heights, this effort is good fun from start to finish.

A great record to throw on at your next 80's theme party, there's plenty here to pop, lock, moonwalk, and breakdance to, with the infectious "Fresh" a clear highlight. And they were even courteous enough to throw in a couple slow dance numbers so you can get up close with that fly tenderoni you been trading glances with all night. Then they end it all with a bouncy 7-minute shout-out to JC that even an atheist like me can't hate. (since it sounds like it could have been on the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, I just pretend it's about Axel Foley)

Singles:
Misled / Rollin' - #10 Pop / #3 R&B
Fresh / In the Heart - #9 Pop / #1 R&B
Cherish - #2 Pop / #1 R&B
Emergency / You Are the One - #18 Pop / #7 R&B
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