On Through The Night
by Def Leppard

On Through The Night by Def Leppard
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 10,456th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 117 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (166th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,486th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,456th)

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Def Leppard bestography

On Through The Night is ranked 5th best out of 22 albums by Def Leppard on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Def Leppard is Hysteria which is ranked number 590 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,862.

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On Through The Night rankings

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Overall rank: 10,456th | 1980s rank: 1,486th | 1980 rank: 166th

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From 11/11/2023 16:28 | #299917
Apparently the guys were only in their teens when they cut this album. It does sound a little like they were finding their feet which is fair enough, they were. 'Hello America' is the track which resonates with me the most. Can rember a guy in my class bringing this album to School and the music teacher playing a couple tracks, sounded very original and fresh then...
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From 09/10/2020 01:06 | #257990
Finding there feet and it shows. A few good typical rock tracks but nothing that really stands out. Bit to much cheese. A great building block for what was to come with 'High 'n Dry'.
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From 10/07/2018 11:20 | #222170
Some great tracks on here although the album lacks variety too much the same throughout albeit great guitar riffs.
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From 04/18/2018 15:29 | #213190
I like this album a lot. It's not perfect and it definitely shows its age, but "Overture", "Rock Brigade", "When the Walls Came Tumbling Down" and "It Don't Matter" are great songs.
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From 01/07/2013 23:02 | #60651
The songs are a little good, but it's only a beginner's album. It's probably better than all the most recent Def Leppard albums.
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From 08/21/2010 21:21 | #14581
one of the worst album covers in popular music history
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From 08/21/2010 20:58 | #14580
A rather average album without much that sticks out. Rock Brigade is a good song, and the guitar work on Overture is worth checking out. Everything in between is decent 80s hard rock, but nothing more.
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