Clues
by Robert Palmer

Clues by Robert Palmer
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 13,424th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 45 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (202nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,851st)
Award Best albums of all time (13,424th)

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Robert Palmer bestography

Clues is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by Robert Palmer on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Robert Palmer is Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley which is ranked number 11454 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 102.

Robert Palmer album bestography « Higher ranked (11,454th)
Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
This album (13,424th)
Clues
Lower ranked (15,109th) »
Some People Can Do What They Like

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Clues track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Clues rankings

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Overall rank: 13,424th | 1980s rank: 1,851st | 1980 rank: 202nd

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Clues ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 45 votes)
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