The Ups And Downs (studio album) by Stephen Duffy
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Stephen Duffy The Ups And Downs CD Album + Bonus Tracks Expanded 2008 Cherry Pop
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STEPHEN TINTIN DUFFY - The Ups And Downs - CD - Import - **Mint Condition**
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Stephen Tin Tin Duffy - The Ups And Downs Europe LP 1985 + Innerbag '*
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The Ups And Downs is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Stephen Duffy on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Stephen Duffy is Music In Colors which is ranked number 27053 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 33.
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The Ups And Downs track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Ups And Downs rankings
All 12 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 73 Music Albums of 1985 | 56/73 | 1 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 94 Music Albums of 1985 | 88/94 | 0 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Top 100, 1 per artist | 81/100 | - |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1985 | 9/26 | 3 |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Electronic 80's | 21/67 | - |
| 2018 |  Infinity183 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1985 | 28/30 | 1 |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Best Debut Album | 33/100 | - |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Solo Artists | 23/66 | - |
| 2018 | Rich150 | Best of British! | 75/100 | - |
| 1990 | Classic Pop | Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s | 78/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
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90/100  | 01/22/2022 19:18 | TheDude85 | | 83/100 |
80/100 | 07/18/2020 01:26 | jnfbn | | 81/100 |
70/100 | 05/17/2018 12:06 | TodFitz | | 63/100 |
80/100 | 11/07/2016 20:47 | Rich150 | | 77/100 |
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90/100
From TheDude85 01/22/2022 19:24
TheDude85 01/22/2022 19:24
The former lead vocalist of Duran Duran (he was gone before they became international successes) and many other British synth bands released his own solo album in 1985. Duffy collaborated with many similar minded Brits on this album (most notably from The Art Of Noise) and churned out his most popular singles - "Kiss Me" and "Icing On The Cake". A great dose of 80s pop.
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80/100
From Rich150 10/07/2016 21:48
The album containing (probably) his most popular tracks Kiss Me and Icing On The Cake. 80's pop with a bit of synth (JJ Jeczalik from Art of Noise was involved) to a piano led Wednesday Jones. An abridged version of Masterpiece could have been as good as the hits and Be There is good too. Quite different from his later work with The Lilac Time but, for me, this is still an enjoyable album ti listen to now.
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