The Affectionate Punch (studio album) by The Associates

The Affectionate Punch by The Associates
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 8,563rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 41 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (144th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,264th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,563rd)
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The Associates bestography

The Affectionate Punch is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by The Associates on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Associates is Sulk which is ranked number 2964 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 507.

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The Affectionate Punch track list

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 41 votes)
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07/29/2024 02:19 dhbarrett  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,99665/100
 
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04/29/2024 02:04 imacgill  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,03380/100
 
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04/04/2023 07:01 apodian  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 32772/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 69.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.0.

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From 09/06/2012 13:56
I can imagine that if I had heard this album in the early eighties would have an impression on me. Listening to it today, have such experience does not. After all, it's a solid average album. :)
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