Absolutely (studio album) by Madness

Absolutely by Madness
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 4,984th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 88 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (87th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (741st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,984th)
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Madness bestography

Absolutely is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Madness on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Madness is One Step Beyond... which is ranked number 2351 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 683.

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Absolutely track list

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 88 votes)
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01/23/2024 08:33 Jboy56  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,05178/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.

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65/100
From 01/23/2024 08:35
Lots of the same, fun but quite uneven to my eardrums. Just not for me,
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From 05/29/2021 22:19
The first Album I ever owned. Received as a Christmas present at the age of 11. Loved it then and love it now. Hadn’t listened it for man years and recently revisited it. In my opinion Madness best 💿 just ahead of One Step Beyond. Other than Solid Gone I love most of the songs on here. Baggy Trousers and Embarrassment are stand out tracks but the rest aren’t just fillers. Other songs of note are Take It Or Leave It, Not Home Today, Shadow Of Feam and In The rain. Highly recommend this Album.
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From 08/17/2019 23:21
All killer no filler. To me, the last great Madness album
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From 08/26/2017 16:45
As with all Madness albums the singles are the best. The other tracks just simply don't compare with the likes of, Baggy trousers, Embarrassment, and, Return of the lost Palmas 7. Still, not bad album.
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Best Albums of 1980
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2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
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