The Birthday Party Australia

Aliases: The Boys Next Door.

The best album credited to The Birthday Party is Junkyard which is ranked number 3,643 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 410.

The Birthday Party is ranked number 1,295 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,143.

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The Birthday Party best albums

The following albums by The Birthday Party are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1.
Junkyard 
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
128 charts
Rank Score:
410
Rank in 1982:
57
Rank in 1980s:
534
Overall Rank:
3,643
Average Rating:
 71 (124 votes)
Comments:
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2.
Prayers On Fire 
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
103 charts
Rank Score:
300
Rank in 1981:
81
Rank in 1980s:
689
Overall Rank:
4,742
Average Rating:
 72 (103 votes)
Comments:
View 4
3.
Door, Door 
Australia The Boys Next Door
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
37 charts
Rank Score:
108
Rank in 1979:
154
Rank in 1970s:
1,544
Overall Rank:
11,057
Average Rating:
 69 (42 votes)
Comments:
View 2
4.
Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P. 
Compilation
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
28 charts
Rank Score:
106
Rank in 1989:
154
Rank in 1980s:
1,553
Overall Rank:
11,232
Average Rating:
 78 (25 votes)
Comments:
View 1
5.
The Birthday Party 
Australia The Boys Next Door
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
35 charts
Rank Score:
80
Rank in 1980:
209
Rank in 1980s:
1,949
Overall Rank:
14,493
Average Rating:
 72 (31 votes)
Comments:
View 0
6.
Live 81-82 
Live
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1999
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
77
Rank in 1999:
240
Rank in 1990s:
2,346
Overall Rank:
14,983
Average Rating:
 76 (14 votes)
Comments:
View 2
7.
Hee-Haw 
Compilation
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
18 charts
Rank Score:
50
Rank in 1988:
258
Rank in 1980s:
2,700
Overall Rank:
20,932
Average Rating:
 75 (18 votes)
Comments:
View 1
8.
Hits 
Compilation
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1992
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
6
Rank in 1992:
934
Rank in 1990s:
10,377
Overall Rank:
70,702
Average Rating:
 77 (8 votes)
Comments:
View 2
9.
Hee-Haw 
Australia The Boys Next Door
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1979:
767
Rank in 1970s:
7,434
Overall Rank:
87,540
Average Rating:
 74 (5 votes)
Comments:
View 0
10.
It's Still Living 
Australia The Birthday Party
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
2
Rank in 1985:
1,224
Rank in 1980s:
12,201
Average Rating:
 72 (3 votes)
Comments:
View 0
Overall artist rank:
1,295
Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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The Birthday Party best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums Help The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Nick The Stripper
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 80 (20 votes)Comments: View 1
2.
Cry
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 80 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
King Ink
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 80 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Zoo-music Girl
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 79 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
She's Hit
(from the album Junkyard)
Average Rating: 79 (25 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Mr. Clarinet
(from the album The Birthday Party)
Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Just You And Me
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Dull Day
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Yard
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Ho-ho
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 77 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Guilt Parade
(from the album The Birthday Party)
Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Shivers
(from the album Door, Door)
Average Rating: 77 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
Figure Of Fun
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
A Dead Song
(from the album Prayers On Fire)
Average Rating: 77 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
15.
The Nightwatchman
(from the album Door, Door)
Average Rating: 77 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
16.
The Red Clock
(from the album The Birthday Party)
Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
17.
The Hair Shirt
(from the album The Birthday Party)
Average Rating: 77 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
18.
Happy Birthday
(from the album The Birthday Party)
Average Rating: 77 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
19.
Junkyard
(from the album Junkyard)
Average Rating: 77 (24 votes)Comments: View 0
20.
The Friend Catcher
(from the album The Birthday Party)
Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Birthday Party ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 9 votes)
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From 10/03/2014 16:24 | #123263
Influential on Deathrock and Gothic Rock, but Junkyard isn't the right album to start with.
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