Tunnel Of Love
by Bruce Springsteen

Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
Year: 1987
Release date: 1987-10-09
Overall rank: 1,151st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 530 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1987 (20th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (181st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,151st)

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Bruce Springsteen bestography

Tunnel Of Love is ranked 8th best out of 159 albums by Bruce Springsteen on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bruce Springsteen is Born To Run which is ranked number 77 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,094.

Bruce Springsteen album bestography « Higher ranked (1,075th)
The Rising
This album (1,151st)
Tunnel Of Love
Lower ranked (1,534th) »
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

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Tunnel Of Love rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,151st | 1980s rank: 181st | 1987 rank: 20th
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2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s94/1001
2026fabm0Decade 1980s Pt 257/100 -
2026JohnnyoMost listened to albums in August 202220/99 -
2026matterhornriderTop 48 Music Albums of 198717/483
2026fabm0Platinum decade 1980s Pt 218/100 -
2026 Squonk007Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s30/10014
2026 NowhereManTop 15 Music Albums of 19876/153
2026Exist-en-cielTop 50 Music Albums of 198742/501
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 19874/1005
2026AgainstMeAgainstYouTop 100 Greatest Music Albums22/10078
2026 RomanelliTop 55 Music Albums of 198713/554
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 19873/1005
2026 swedTop 53 Music Albums of the 1980s31/539
2026saltysurpriseTop 70 Music Albums of 198754/701
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 601-70096/100 -
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s99/1000
2026adbrack1988Top 17 Music Albums of 198716/171
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s11/10018
2026SiromynianTop 26 Music Albums of 198714/263
2026shanelovesyou1111Top 65 Music Albums of 198724/653
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 299
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,505
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 530 votes)
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5 days ago Jofunkystrass  Ratings distribution  695/100
 
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03/18/2026 17:10 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,36370/100
 
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03/14/2026 17:54 el_faraon  Ratings distribution  2676/100
 
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02/28/2026 21:12 Map  Ratings distribution  49981/100
 
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02/28/2026 16:42 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.

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95/100
From 02/01/2026 04:57 | #312923
So effing underrated it's not even funny.
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85/100
From 05/26/2023 17:27 | #297240
A lovely, gentle successor to Born in the U.S.A.
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65/100
From 03/31/2023 18:15 | #295654
There are some excellent tracks on here, notably the title track and Valentine's Day. One or two not so good but overall a very good album.
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80/100
From 09/06/2022 15:48 | #289318
Underrated Springsteen record
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/10/2022 11:17 | #278970
Último y excelente álbum de la gran tetralogía de Springsteen en los 80 (a mi parecer, su mejor década).
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From 11/14/2021 04:59 | #276252
Tunnel of Love is a maturity and mid-life crisis album. Underneath the production, love it or hate it, is a record of heartbreak and the challenges of long-term relationships. I commend the Boss for following up his smash hit album with a sincere heartfelt sentimental record.

Recommended.

A Side: Tougher Than the Rest
B Side: Brilliant Disguise
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90/100
From 06/25/2020 12:42 | #254484
EXCELLENT!
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95/100
From 11/25/2019 17:36 | #245161
2nd Fav Bruce album after darkness. An absolute classic
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From 08/18/2019 01:01 | #241337
This stands with Nebraska, Darkness, BTR and WIESS in the sense that every song is some degree of great. Really tough, heartbreaking album, but really great as an aid to moving on when something you thought was unbreakable falls apart.

10/10

Best Songs: Tougher Than the Rest, Walk Like A Man, Tunnel of Love, Brilliant Disguise, One Step Up, Valentine's Day
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