Emergency
by Kool & The Gang
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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 8664 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 144.
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Emergency track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Emergency rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 20 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 70 Music Albums of 1984 | 8/70 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1984 | 62/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | all-time fav arteests (pts) #196-290* | 24/95 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1984 | 52/71 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top albums, #0501-0600* | 56/77 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2024 | byuzak | Top 96 Music Albums of 1984 | 54/96 | 2 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 95/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 34 | |||
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Emergency ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/11/2026 15:17 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2024 17:48 | byuzak | 3,258 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2023 10:28 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 67.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
Emergency forum mentions
neilgee 07/09/2023 18:26 in What music video are you watching right now? paladisiac 07/29/2014 21:06 in What album are you listening to right now?Emergency comments
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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 (Edited)
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