Junkyard
by The Birthday Party

Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Year: 1982
Release date: 1982-07-10
Overall rank: 3,648th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 124 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (57th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (537th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,648th)

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Junkyard is ranked as the best album by The Birthday Party.

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This album (3,648th)
Junkyard
Lower ranked (4,766th) »
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Junkyard rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,648th | 1980s rank: 537th | 1982 rank: 57th
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2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 198283/1001
2026LittleM1971Top 86 Music Albums of 198239/863
2026 dihansseTop 64 Music Albums of 198253/641
2026fabm0List 198290/100 -
2026JohnnyoGreatest Goth Albums (1 - 100) by Ultimate Record Collection47/100 -
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1982 by Ultimate Record Collector10/54 -
2026 AAL2014Top 54 Music Albums of 198222/543
2026 HeliosTop 90 Music Albums of 198277/901
2026cicadelicTop 97 Music Albums of 198226/974
2026 btener11Top 100 Greatest Music Albums71/10030
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s70/1006
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 19828/1005
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198268/1002
2026Steppenwolf666Top 100 Music Albums of 198238/1003
2026martinthoTop 55 Music Albums of 198252/550
2026 Patman360Top 98 Music Albums of 198232/983
2026 deadhouseTop 100 Greatest Music Albums42/10058
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 198249/1003
2026daCriticTop 25 Music Albums of 198224/250
2026fabm0List Zone 24 Oceania95/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 126
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 407
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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 124 votes)
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06/16/2025 15:45 MetalMan67  Ratings distribution  6,11371/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.6.

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5/100
From 12/02/2021 14:29 | #277009
acidic rubbish. acid rock
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Rating:  
70/100
From 09/07/2020 23:09 | #257879 | TOP COMMENT
My first exposure to Nick Cave. His vocals were really the only thing that was significantly good about this album. They feel like they're being loud just to be loud. There's not a whole lot to glean from this album. That being said, it was enjoyable enough, nothing outright wrong or horrible. Junkyard is just very surface level.
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From 10/06/2014 20:48 | #123531 | TOP COMMENT
I have the CD version, which comes with the brilliant Release The Bats, but also comes with the abysmal Blast Off, which is just awful. The album itself is alright, save for a few tracks.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 05/21/2014 04:49 | #112432 | TOP COMMENT
Guttural masterpiece!
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5/100
From 04/02/2014 15:10 | #108310
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55/100
From 12/19/2013 08:02 | #98059
Insane was Nick Cave during this period but classic Aussie alternative rock
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Rating:  
80/100
From 05/07/2012 08:01 | #41712
I cannot argue with btener11. I don't like the cover, but it works for this album, I think.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 08/05/2011 02:48 | #25785
Pow pow pow pow!!!
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