The Cost Of Loving
by The Style Council

The Cost Of Loving by The Style Council
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 53,346th   
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 18 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (603rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (6,150th)
Award Best albums of all time (53,346th)

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The Style Council bestography

The Cost Of Loving is ranked 9th best out of 12 albums by The Style Council on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Style Council is Café Bleu which is ranked number 3184 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 472.

The Style Council album bestography « Higher ranked (44,422nd)
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This album (53,346th)
The Cost Of Loving
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 53,346th | 1980s rank: 6,150th | 1987 rank: 603rd

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The Cost Of Loving ratings

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66/100 (from 18 votes)
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From 08/24/2020 20:32 | #257402
Exited about this release, big disappointment. I like waiting and didn't matter the rest are weak and a hard listen at times
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