Runaway Horses
by Belinda Carlisle

Overall rank: 7,994th | 1980s rank: 1,129th | 1989 rank: 113th
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2026	Tamthebam	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	91/100	1
2026	Squonk007	Top 29 Music Albums of 1989	14/29	3
2026	paladisiac	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	84/100	1
2026	CharlieBarley	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	81/100	20
2026	zags7000	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	96/100	0
2026	Steppenwolf666	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	39/100	3
2025	Igtonumama	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	39/100	3
2025	DJStuart79	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	57/100	2
2025	mostlymor	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	25/100	4
2025	paladisiac	top 60r albums (61), #0201-0300*	15/37	-
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		36
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		158

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75/100 !	05/03/2026 15:36	cestuneblague	8,271	80/100
75/100 !	08/17/2025 13:43	Igtonumama	10,784	63/100
60/100 !	11/02/2023 08:41	MetalMan67	6,250	71/100

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BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5422): By CharlieBarley

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by CharlieBarley () 1. by (1975) 2. by (1970) 3. by (1978) 5. by (1971) 6. (1982) 7. by (1975) 8. (1989) 9. by (1968) 10. by (1965) 11. by by (1977) 13. by (1969) 14. by (1993) 15. by (1970) 16. by (1971) 17. by (1986) 18. by (1969) 19. (1970)…”

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CharlieBarley 01/04/2018 02:39 in Best Year For Music- Round 1-Part 3: The 1980's

“For me it was between 1980, 1987 and 1989. In the end I plumped for 1989: Overall 1989 was a great year for music but the best thing about it was that the music of this year ushered in the 90s - a much better decade for music.”

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mayonaise93 02/20/2020 22:00 | #248059 | TOP COMMENT

Leave a Light On is a banger. Love the swirling sound of Summer Rain and La Luna is majestic.

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From salvador 01/10/2022 11:50 | #278985

Precioso disco, con magníficas canciones como Vision Of You, Leave A Light On, Runaway Horses... A destacar la contribución de George Harrison.

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