Sulk
by The Associates
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Sulk is ranked as the best album by The Associates.
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Sulk track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sulk rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 81/90 | 1 |
| 2026 |  johnner | Top 21 Music Albums of 1982 | 1/21 | 5 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best Of The 80's Pt.3 (201-300) | 54/100 | - |
| 2026 | johnner | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 55/100 | 44 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 19 Music Albums of 1982 | 13/19 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 72 Music Albums of 1982 | 25/72 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 44 Music Albums of 1982 | 34/44 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 60/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 441 | |||
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Sulk ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2026 21:06 |  RasmV | 2,621 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:18 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 02:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,603 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Sulk forum mentions
neilgee 09/11/2026 15:48 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 07/25/2023 16:16 in What album are you listening to right now?
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A classic album in the style of David Bowie and Roxy Music. The vocals are wonderfully over the top and the songs bring on air of theatricality which is a perfect fit for the style of the songs. Sulk, is a great album which should be more widely known. (Edited)
'Sulk' is a masterpiece - a brilliant and often overlooked album. Billy McKenzie has the most amazing voice that sweeps and soars through every track on this album.
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2012 22:17 | #34249 | TOP COMMENT
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A spiritual cousin of MBV's Loveless, Sulk was a great mix of the Associates skewed pop and of studio experimentation.
lancashirearab TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/07/2012 13:55 | #39676 | TOP COMMENT
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I love this album, but Fourth Drawer Down is even better in my opinion. Perhaps Dundee's best ever band.
Jboy56 01/25/2022 08:40 | #280049 | TOP COMMENT
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Post Heaven 17 and Proto Pet Shop Boyz. 75/100 is quite generous. The last songs improved the overall effect.
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