The Return Of Bruno
by Bruce Willis
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Overall rank: - | 1980s rank: 11,177th | 1987 rank: 1,155th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1987 | 20/27 | 1 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 60 Music Albums of 1987 | 59/60 | 0 |
| 2026 | culwin | Actors, athletes, and others with albums | 56/99 | - |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | 401-500 Favourite Songs | 43/100 | - |
| 2023 | exaiamber | Top 34 Greatest Music Albums | 8/34 | - |
| 2022 |  madsnyland | Top 25 Music Albums of 1987 | 25/25 | 0 |
| 2020 | CharlieBarley | Top 76 Music Albums of 1987 | 61/76 | 1 |
| 2012 |  kidamnesiac | Top 23 Music Albums of the 1980s | 22/23 | - |
| 2011 | Iluvpornmusic | Top 49 Greatest Music Albums | 11/49 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3 | |||
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| ! | 08/19/2026 10:21 | Squonk007 | 768 | 24/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2026 19:56 | culwin | 1,598 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2023 19:22 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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TrekkiELO 11/10/2019 16:22 | #244628
Speaking of Bruce Willis as a singer and an actor here's The Return of Bruno to promote his debut album of the same name...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_Bruno
The Return of Bruno is a 1987 comedic film, originally aired as a one-hour special on HBO and later released on VHS. It is a mockumentary starring Bruce Willis as his fictitious alter ego "Bruno Radolini", a legendary blues singer/musician who influenced, as the story goes, a number of famous musicians. Elton John, Phil Collins, Brian Wilson, Grace Slick, Joan Baez, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Stanley, The Bee Gees, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, and Ringo Starr appear in the film as themselves, paying tribute to Radolini. It also features legendary photographer Henry Diltz and actor Michael J. Fox. Narrated by Dick Clark.
Written by: Paul Flattery, Bruce V. DiMattia, and Kenny Solms. Produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Jim Yukich.
All the songs come from Willis' musical album The Return of Bruno except "No One's Home" by Bruce V. DiMattia and Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini.
The film was nominated for a 1988 ACE award (Award for Cable Excellence) (now known as CableACE Awards) in the category "Writing a Musical Special or Series".
I remember watching this when it premiered on HBO back then, it's really good... 8-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6hJn272wIM
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culwin 04/07/2026 19:56 | #313792
Meh. It's goofy for sure, but I've definitely heard worse. Songs range from "not very good" to "forgettably mediocre". If you're looking for something so bad it's funny, this isn't it. If you're looking for great blues music, this isn't it, either. This is your uncle (or maybe you) singing karaoke. (Edited)
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/25/2018 06:53 | #217240
It's not terrible but.......
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