Quick Step And Side Kick
by Thompson Twins

Quick Step And Side Kick by Thompson Twins
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 17,876th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 32 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (229th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,369th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,876th)

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Thompson Twins bestography

Quick Step And Side Kick is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Thompson Twins on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thompson Twins is Into The Gap which is ranked number 7749 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 162.

Thompson Twins album bestography « Higher ranked (7,749th)
Into The Gap
This album (17,876th)
Quick Step And Side Kick
Lower ranked (27,998th) »
Here's To Future Days

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Overall rank: 17,876th | 1980s rank: 2,369th | 1983 rank: 229th
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2026culwinTop 64 Music Albums of 198323/643
2026matterhornriderTop 53 Music Albums of 198341/531
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 198374/1001
2026 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 198399/1000
2026 neilgeeObligatory next pointless ton7/100 -
2025mikepenTop 99 Music Albums of 198350/993
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 198347/1003
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 198391/1001
2025tim0505Top 32 Music Albums of 198324/321
2025 paladisiac1980s 65rating (63.64-63), #001-100*20/59 -
2025mostlymor1983 Listening Project (Part 1)18/100 -
2025 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198389/1001
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (63), #0201-030024/100 -
2025 ExTeaSeaTop 74 Music Albums of 198344/742
2024shanelovesyou1111Top 57 Music Albums of 198331/572
2024JunomoogmelloTop 21 Music Albums of 198313/212
2024 ArthurknightTop 99 Music Albums of 198389/991
2021 johnnerTop 21 Music Albums of 198318/211
2021 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 198365/1002
2021JunomoogmelloTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s59/1008
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 34
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 60
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71/100 (from 32 votes)
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02/14/2026 00:11 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,39775/100
 
55/100
 
10/07/2024 19:27 MadhattanJack  Ratings distribution  5,66266/100
 
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04/10/2024 02:37 OldToad  Ratings distribution  1,29374/100
 
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01/12/2024 06:49 Junomoogmello  Ratings distribution  88578/100
 
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11/01/2023 19:20 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,90064/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.3/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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From 01/12/2024 06:48 | #301104
Thompson Twins do tend to get overlooked and overshadowed by the eighties synth pop heavyweights. This album isn't quite on the same level as 'Into the Gap' but still a great album.
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From 11/19/2016 23:27 | #178752
I guess I am alone in thinking the Thompson Twins produced some good 80s synth new wave music. However, I have to admit that I think it has been well over a decade that I have heard any Thompson twins song anywhere. Which is pretty sad given the hits they had. Lies is the top tune here
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
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