Crimes Of Passion
by Pat Benatar

Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-08-05
Overall rank: 5,092nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 126 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (86th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (741st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,092nd)

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Crimes Of Passion is ranked as the best album by Pat Benatar.

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This album (5,092nd)
Crimes Of Passion
Lower ranked (5,705th) »
In The Heat Of The Night

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Overall rank: 5,092nd | 1980s rank: 741st | 1980 rank: 86th

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71/100 (from 126 votes)
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04/05/2026 04:09 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,69470/100
 
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From 03/12/2014 21:54 | #106098
pat benatar? isn't that this 80s mainstream pop girly?
nope. this record is quite powerful and varied.
ok. it's not very profound or arty - but i enjoy listening to most of it.
with one exception: totally amiss is the kate bush cover. what's the big idea?
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From 08/05/2013 05:28 | #83087
All of her albums through Seven The Hard Way are worth investigating, but by far Crimes Of Passion is the strongest in her discography.
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From 10/03/2012 13:49 | #51671
Better than the debut album. The best track: Treat Me Right
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