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Making Movies (album) by Dire Straits 

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Making Movies
Making Movies by Dire Straits (1980)
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 125 votes)
  Ratings distribution
Accolades: Top 10 albums of 1980 (9th)
Top 100 albums of the 1980s (84th)
Top 1,000 albums of all time (596th)

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Making Movies is an album by Dire Straits. It is ranked number 596 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1,931 from 71 greatest album charts.

Making Movies is ranked number 9 in the best albums of 1980 and number 84 in the best albums of the 1980s.

In total, there are 12 music albums by Dire Straits which appear in the greatest album charts and Making Movies is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by Dire Straits is Brothers In Arms which is ranked number 213 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,926.

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Making Movies track list

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1.Tunnel Of Love
83/100 (33 votes)Amazon MP3
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2.Romeo & Juliet
82/100 (31 votes)Amazon MP3
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3.Skateaway
80/100 (22 votes)Amazon MP3
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4.Expresso Love
77/100 (17 votes)Amazon MP3
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5.Hand In Hand
75/100 (13 votes)Amazon MP3
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6.Solid Rock
78/100 (16 votes)Amazon MP3
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7.Les Boys
69/100 (15 votes)Amazon MP3
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 125 votes)
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80/100
06/04/2013 18:20
85/100
 
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06/02/2013 14:21
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85/100
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05/10/2013 12:45
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From subtleman22 03/10/2013 13:21
Much better record than Communiqué. I can live without “Les Boys,” but everything else is strong, especially “Solid Rock,” “Skateaway” and “Solid Rock.”
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From Bork 08/24/2010 00:06
As good as Brothers in Arms is, I still hold this one as Dire Straits finest album.
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