Breakin' Away (studio album) by Al Jarreau

Breakin' Away by Al Jarreau
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 15,727th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 18 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1981 (228th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,141st)
Award Best albums of all time (15,727th)
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Breakin' Away track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 18 votes)
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11/02/2023 17:06 MetalMan67  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,66971/100
 
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10/01/2023 12:52 TonySayers61  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 20,80064/100
 
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01/05/2023 03:25 Moondance  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 19,23872/100
 
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06/01/2022 07:49 Tamthebam  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 22,46469/100
 
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09/27/2020 15:49 TheDude85  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 9,53883/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.

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From 03/16/2025 10:36
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1982. The Winner Was Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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From 07/22/2017 06:25
Slick. The groove in roof garden is awesome.
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1. Moving Pictures by Rush
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