Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
by Soft Cell
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is ranked as the best album by Soft Cell.
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1981 Pt 2 | 11/14 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 36/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1981 | 70/73 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest Goth Albums (1 - 100) by Ultimate Record Collection | 64/100 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 50/57 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 41/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 214 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 899 | |||
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 13:19 | Mrump | 545 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 09:38 | Tamthebam | 23,330 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 00:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,304 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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A sleazy electro pop album. The record cover says it all with Marc Almond suspiciously half hiding something obviously very naughty. As for the music, tainted love, is one of the great singles of the eighties, and, bedsitter, a good follow up. The closing track, say hello, wave goodbye, is beautiful, a song that David Gray would make even more beautiful on his, white ladder, album. NSEC, overall, is a bit inconsistent, a bit of filler here and there, but so what? Tainted love, is worth the price alone. (Edited)
ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/21/2019 12:14 | #233833 | TOP COMMENT
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An ex gf of mine had this so I listened to it and was like, wait they recorded more than just Tainted Love? And the album is just as good or better than that song? Yes it is. It's a shame they didn't record much besides this because this is one of the best new wave albums out there.
Currently on an 80s synth binge and found my way to soft cell. I've only heard tainted love from this group but I was pleasantly surprised how much of the album I found myself liking. Bedsitter has to be my favorite on the album. (Edited)
drstuey 03/30/2021 02:29 | #267948 | TOP COMMENT
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So many great songs - almost every song is a classic, with thematic lyrics peeking into the perverted underbelly of England. (Edited)
It's all pretty good, "Tainted Love" being the obvious standout, but I can't help feel a little underwhelmed when you place "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret" in direct comparison with other late 70s/early 80s classic synthpop records. No matter, it's great for what it is and "Sex Dwarf" is a riot.
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