Hard
by Gang Of Four

Hard by Gang Of Four
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 31,043rd   
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 35 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (368th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,879th)
Award Best albums of all time (31,043rd)

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GANG OF FOUR - Hard - Vinyl Album - 1983 Warner Bros Records - PROMO Copy!
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Gang Of Four bestography

Hard is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Gang Of Four on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Gang Of Four is Entertainment! which is ranked number 358 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,687.

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Hard track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Hard rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 31,043rd | 1980s rank: 3,879th | 1983 rank: 368th

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66/100 (from 35 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.4/100, a mean average of 64.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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The minute there are three of you, you should lose the right to be called Gang of Four.
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