Red Mecca
by Cabaret Voltaire

Red Mecca by Cabaret Voltaire
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 9,332nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 67 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (153rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,339th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,332nd)

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Cabaret Voltaire bestography

Red Mecca is ranked as the best album by Cabaret Voltaire.

Cabaret Voltaire album bestography « Higher ranked (9,332nd)
Red Mecca
This album (9,332nd)
Red Mecca
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The Crackdown

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Red Mecca rankings

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Overall rank: 9,332nd | 1980s rank: 1,339th | 1981 rank: 153rd

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 67 votes)
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02/23/2026 16:55 saltysurprise  Ratings distribution  2,94383/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 69.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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From 03/29/2014 10:26 | #107964
a difficult album full of hynotic, eerie an complex music. i couldn't listen to it casually. therefore it may be meaningful and profound but also topheavy and unsympathetic.
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From 06/27/2009 23:19 | #4940
A little NEU!, a little Wire and a dose of Joy Division's darkness, this album is a very good surprise!
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
12. Youth Of America by Wipers
13. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
14. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
15. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
16. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Face Value by Phil Collins
18. Killers by Iron Maiden
19. Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
20. Movement by New Order
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