The Birthday Party 
Aliases: The Boys Next Door.
The best album credited to The Birthday Party is Junkyard which is ranked number 4,046 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 353.
The Birthday Party is ranked number 1,337 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,069.
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- Nick Cave
- Rowland S. Howard
- Mick Harvey
- See also:
- Nick Cave / Mick Harvey / Ed Clayton Jones
- The Ministry Of Wolves
- Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo
- Nick Cave / Mick Harvey / Blixa Bargeld
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
- Grinderman
- Crime + The City Solution
- The Boys Next Door
- These Immortal Souls
- Nikki Sudden & Rowland S. Howard
- Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard
- Die Haut & Nick Cave
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The Birthday Party best albums
The following albums by The Birthday Party are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
The Birthday Party bestography composition
The Birthday Party best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/25/2024 09:35 | platus | 2,111 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2023 08:29 | MaxStorm98 | 542 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2020 00:43 |  Purplepash | 2,655 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2018 19:43 |  blvckgovt | 283 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2017 18:36 | mostlymor | 4,299 | 70/100 |
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Influential on Deathrock and Gothic Rock, but Junkyard isn't the right album to start with.
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