Crimes Of Passion
by Pat Benatar

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Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-08-05
Overall rank: 5,176th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 126 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (86th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (744th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,176th)

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

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Crimes Of Passion This album (5,176th)
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Overall rank: 5,176th | 1980s rank: 744th | 1980 rank: 86th  Overall chart history
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From dihansse 10/27/2018 19:41 in My discoveries per year
“I had already listened to Rebel Yell before so here are the other eighties albums (just outside the overall BEA top 2500) I listened to: - (1986 album and nr 2539 overall): based on Happy Hour I thought I would like this album more but this is the only highlight so finally not one to put in my 1986…”
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From 03/12/2014 21:54 | #106098 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
All of her albums through Seven The Hard Way are worth investigating, but by far Crimes Of Passion is the strongest in her discography. (Edited)
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From 10/03/2012 13:49 | #51671 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Better than the debut album. The best track: Treat Me Right
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