Cargo is the second studio album by the Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released on 29 April 1983, by CBS Records in Australia and by Columbia Records in the United States and Canada. It peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, No. 2 in New Zealand, No. 3 on the United States Billboard 200, and No. 8 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart.
Four singles were released from the album, with "Overkill" being an international top 10 hit in Canada, Ireland, Norway, and US Billboard Hot 100.
This was the last Men at Work album to feature the original lineup.
Background
thumb|right|Men at Work in 1983
Australian pop rock group Men at Work released their second album, Cargo, in April 1983, which peaked at No. 1 – for two weeks – on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. The album was recorded and finished by mid-1982 with Peter McIan producing again, but its release was pushed back due to the continued success of their debut album, Business as Usual. On the international market, where Business as Usual was still riding high, Cargo appeared at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and No. 8 in the UK. The lead single, "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive", was issued in Australia, ahead of the album, in October 1982; it reached No. 6
| rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
| rev2score = B
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| rev4 = Smash Hits
| rev4score = 8/10
In Smash Hits, Fred Dellar praised Cargo as "an immaculately constructed album of outback pop for in-front people".
In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised "Overkill" and "It's a Mistake" as "demonstrating more depth than anything on the debut". However, he asserted that the album parallels their debut in that it focuses on two strong singles while it is "weighed down by filler".
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Year-end charts
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
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