Christopher Cross
by Christopher Cross

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Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-12-27
Overall rank: 5,223rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 85 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1979 (84th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (844th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,223rd)

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Overall rank: 5,223rd | 1970s rank: 844th | 1979 rank: 84th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 85 votes)
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70/100
 !		02/28/2026 04:31 sssvnnn  Ratings distribution  8,40867/100
 
65/100
 !		01/20/2026 18:37 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,85970/100
 
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 !		11/23/2025 07:27 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
85/100
 !		04/18/2025 12:35 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
85/100
 !		02/08/2025 21:00 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  7,08684/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.

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85/100
From 05/07/2025 15:47 | #308864 | TOP COMMENT
Great debut album that speaks for itself because of the Grammy awards he received that year it was released. Perfect listening album with that yacht sailing sound. Some interesting and enjoyable music to sing-along. Never Be The Same is one of my favorites.
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From 03/15/2025 11:01 | #308048
Album of the year at the Grammys in 1981
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From 03/20/2022 08:04 | #283093
sailling is the best
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75/100
From 12/14/2020 21:24 | #262701
Really not bad
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70/100
From 02/02/2016 16:51 | #158502 | TOP COMMENT
A nice pop record. Very mellow it's aged fairly well. Whatever happened to this guy?
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80/100
From 09/16/2014 14:47 | #122044 | TOP COMMENT
A good easy listening album "Sailing" and "Never Be The Same" are my personal favourites.
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85/100
From 08/28/2012 18:23 | #49497
Mellow pop at it's best!
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80/100
From 08/26/2012 19:48 | #49278 | TOP COMMENT
Worth listening to for Sailing & Ride Like The Wind,
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From 06/23/2012 18:33 | #45182 | TOP COMMENT
Lots of catchy pop music here. If you're looking for something more edgy, you won't find it.
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