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"Swing out Sister's music is happy and uplifting imo. There are some great tracks here, Breakout, Surrender and Fooled by a Smile are particular favourites. Most tracks are underpinned by really simple yet effective electric bass lines. As fresh today as when it was released in the eighties." Reply
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"Laid back as dancehall, real as rap. If this is your debut at 21 years of age, you're going places." Reply
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"It's a wet and miserable January morning in 2018, 17 years after the original issue of this album. I lower the needle of my Rega P3 and wait in excited anticipation. The opening synth textures and lead guitar work are reminiscent of Floyd's Shine On but the break comes much sooner delivering an a..." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 711 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,397 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,591 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,729 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,991 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 830 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,026 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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Overall Chart chart changes
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Up 2 from 93rd to 91st |
Up 1 from 96th to 95th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 69th to 71st |
Down 2 from 94th to 96th |
Down 1 from 27th to 28th |
Down 1 from 44th to 45th |
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| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 3 from 101st to 98th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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