Big Bam Boom
by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Big Bam Boom by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 8,910th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 55 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (129th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,259th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,910th)

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Daryl Hall & John Oates bestography

Big Bam Boom is ranked 5th best out of 27 albums by Daryl Hall & John Oates on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Daryl Hall & John Oates is Abandoned Luncheonette which is ranked number 3697 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 401.

Daryl Hall & John Oates album bestography « Higher ranked (7,574th)
Voices
This album (8,910th)
Big Bam Boom
Lower ranked (11,876th) »
Rock 'N' Soul Part One

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

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Overall rank: 8,910th | 1980s rank: 1,259th | 1984 rank: 129th

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05/14/2026 23:19 Markstar1  Ratings distribution  27787/100
 
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From 12/14/2011 16:50 | #32949
It was around this time that their Philly soul sound was becoming increasingly diluted with current trends blending them into the pop landscape. Regardless, most of these songs are hot despite the over-production gloss.
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From 05/21/2011 19:49 | #22066
This was at the end of their top of the world period in the 80's. The songs are starting to slide, but Daryl Hall can still really sing.
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