Beauty And The Beat
by Go-Go's
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Beauty And The Beat is ranked as the best album by Go-Go's.
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Beauty And The Beat track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Beauty And The Beat rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1981 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Mrump | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 70 Music Albums of 1981 | 12/70 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | BurndenAce | Top 75 Music Albums of the 1980s | 71/75 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1981 by Ultimate Record Collector | 49/55 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 88/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 199 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 801 | |||
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Beauty And The Beat ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/20/2026 11:34 | stareaterogni0n | 580 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2026 19:04 |  RasmV | 2,614 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 00:19 | CjHubb117 | 300 | 89/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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BestEverAlbums 08/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5418): By baystateoftheart BestEverAlbums 08/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5396): By pranafilmsBeauty And The Beat comments
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The Beauty and the Beat is a double-dose of retro and summer vibes, combining cheeky surf rock guitars and the vocal charm of the"girl groups" of the 1960s. Taking a page from groups like Blondie, It packs a punch vocally but its real strength is the energy that pushes it along. In a way this sounds like so many contemporary indie albums that are revered on this site.
It's hard to believe this preceded R.E.M.'s Murmur (same label). As much as I adore that album, this one has more accessible hooks and charm and lyrics that can actually be comprehended. I believe this was one of the first records where an all-female group had this level of creative control.
Highly Recommended.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: We Got the Beat
B-Side: Lust to Love
I love the go gos. Their music has raw energy in it.
Thier tunes have great lyrics and very catchy melodies.
Their best tracks are We got the beat and Our lips are sealed
a very nice eclectic group of songs with 2 smash hits. new wave
planetneutral 01/24/2021 19:51 | #265016 | TOP COMMENT
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The Go-Go's might be my favorite all-female band and this consistently solid debut is testament as to why.
spigelwii 11/20/2020 12:28 | #261132 | TOP COMMENT
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The Go-Go's helped to define the classic "80's sound" with this album, but mostly it's just a couple of hits and a bunch of (admittedly well-played) filler. The hits are titanic, so I would recommend Beauty and the Beat for that reason, but it's pretty much a pick-and-choose affair.
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