Man On The Line
by Chris De Burgh
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Chris De Burgh bestography
Man On The Line is ranked 9th best out of 22 albums by Chris De Burgh on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Chris De Burgh is Spanish Train And Other Stories which is ranked number 6972 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 187.
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Man On The Line track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Man On The Line rankings
Man On The Line rankings summary
Overall rank: 75,163rd | 1980s rank: 8,179th | 1984 rank: 801st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1984 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2024 | byuzak | Top 96 Music Albums of 1984 | 53/96 | 2 |
| 2024 | Gallowtree | Top 66 Music Albums of 1984 | 42/66 | 2 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 95/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/28/2026 09:53 | Leginlists | 3,794 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2022 13:07 | Parisr | 11 | 95/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2021 15:36 | byuzak | 3,251 | 79/100 |
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Parisr 08/12/2022 13:10 | #288403
Anyone hearing this will love it. Although Man on the line is a good song, Transmission Ends is one that sticks with you. I want this played at my funeral lol. Saying that all the songs are first class. I'd happily recommend this to anyone
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