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2001
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2025
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Toy 
"Much has been made of the krautrock influence on display here, however more obvious is the debt owed to 80s indie legends Felt, particularly the Forever Breathes The Lonely Word era and Lawrence’s obsession with the most perfectionist perfect pop imaginable. The bands strengths become more appare..."  [+]  Reply
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2012
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1984
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1945
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"This is his best album for me - consistently hits an emotional depth not seen on his other records. As far as break-up albums go, this is up there with the very best."  Reply
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2010
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2024
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"‘3’ is oddly enough album number 4 and is purely one for the VF aficionado’s I’d fully recommend skipping this one and going straight to 1991’s excellent ‘Why Do Birds Sing?’"  Reply
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1989
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Overall Chart composition

Best Albums of 1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
5. Pornography by The Cure
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
8. Rio by Duran Duran
9. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
10. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
11. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
12. Combat Rock by The Clash
13. Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
14. Peter Gabriel (1982) by Peter Gabriel
15. Big Science by Laurie Anderson
16. English Settlement by XTC
17. Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest
18. The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
19. Hex Enduction Hour by The Fall
20. Bad Brains by Bad Brains