The Getaway
by Chris De Burgh
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Chris De Burgh bestography
The Getaway is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Chris De Burgh on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Chris De Burgh is Spanish Train And Other Stories which is ranked number 6903 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 188.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Getaway track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Getaway rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 1 hour ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | culwin | Top 65 Music Albums of 1982 | 55/65 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 85 Music Albums of 1982 | 69/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  greatson | Top 48 Music Albums of 1982 | 42/48 | 1 |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 79 Music Albums of 1982 | 19/79 | 4 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 45 Music Albums of 1982 | 41/45 | 1 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1982 | 24/54 | 3 |
| 2020 | Gallowtree | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2015 | timpipedream | Top 51 Music Albums of 1982 | 23/51 | 3 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2013 |  Fergenaprido | Top 24 Music Albums of the 1980s | 18/24 | 6 |
| 2011 | garyoatham | Top 33 Greatest Music Albums | 26/33 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
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The Getaway ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/01/2026 21:10 | culwin | 1,524 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 09:58 | Leginlists | 3,708 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2023 11:28 |  MetalMan67 | 6,151 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2023 22:23 | Moondance | 20,654 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2022 19:54 | svk4ever | 1,566 | 76/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
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I remember waiting for this album coming out with huge anticipation. It didn't disappoint. I went to the Usher Hall in Edinburgh to see him perform it live, my first CdeB concert. It blew me away. Chris and his band were first class.
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