Absolutely
by Madness
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Madness bestography
Absolutely is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Madness on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Madness is One Step Beyond... which is ranked number 2266 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 723.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Absolutely track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Absolutely rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Melody Maker End Of Year Critic Lists - 1980 | 13/13 | - |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 59 Music Albums of 1980 | 16/59 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 85 Music Albums of 1980 | 52/85 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 76 Music Albums of 1980 | 38/76 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1980 | 35/54 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 30/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 80 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 234 | |||
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Absolutely ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 01:45 | Poolman | 8 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2026 04:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,085 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2026 12:09 | Leonard | 6,644 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
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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. (Edited)
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.
Jboy56 01/23/2024 08:35 | #301411 | TOP COMMENT
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Lots of the same, fun but quite uneven to my eardrums. Just not for me, (Edited)
All killer no filler. To me, the last great Madness album
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