Through The Barricades (studio album)
by Spandau Ballet
Top albums of 1986 (
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Spandau Ballet bestography
Through The Barricades is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Spandau Ballet on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spandau Ballet is True which is ranked number 5407 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 249.
(N.B. Bestographies do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Through The Barricades track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Through The Barricades rankings
All 12 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 56 Music Albums of 1986 | 14/56 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Squonk007 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1986 | 8/23 | 3 |
| 2025 | Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 87/99 | 1 |
| 2025 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 42/50 | 1 |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | 100 Best Music of the Eighties | 4/100 | - |
| 2022 | Pretender | 1983. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 7/47 | - |
| 2022 | Junomoogmello | Top 17 Music Albums of 1986 | 5/17 | 4 |
| 2021 | Junomoogmello | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2020 |  CharlieBarley | 801-900 Favourite Songs | 16/100 | - |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 49 Music Albums of 1986 | 43/49 | 1 |
| 2013 | 247joelnetwork | Top 36 Music Albums of 1986 | 30/36 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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5/100  | 10/01/2025 20:57 | Squonk007 | | 24/100 |
10/100 | 08/07/2025 19:33 | RemainInLight | | 36/100 |
70/100 | 05/27/2025 05:44 | LammyTS1 | | 59/100 |
25/100 | 03/20/2023 08:11 |  MW19704U | | 59/100 |
70/100 | 01/08/2023 05:24 | Moondance | | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.0/100, a mean average of 58.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 58.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.5.
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An excellent 80's synth pop/rock album. It is only now (32 years after its release) that I realise what great musicians these guys were. The standout track is my all time favourite Spandau Ballet track, 'Through the Barricades'. Who would have thought Tony Hadley would end up in the Jungle and Martin Kemp on Eastenders! These guys were Gods in their heyday...
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