So Much To Answer For!
by 
LadyGodiva 
I grew up in Manchester and have always felt very fortunate to have been surrounded by such a vibrant music scene during my formative years. This is a chart dedicated to all things Manc. I have gone one album per artist to avoid it becoming a Smiths/Joy Division fest and to show some of the versatility from the city.
Suggestions and comments as always very welcome.
Enjoy! :)
- Chart updated: 09/20/2015 02:45
- (Created: 04/12/2015 21:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,954
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Year of Release:
1980
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15,240
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,059
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,259
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5. (=)
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,635
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
6,430
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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1,920
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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So Much To Answer For! composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 33 | 33% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Electronic | 1 | 1% | |
| Doves (UK) | 1 | 1% | |
| Rae & Christian | 1 | 1% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 1% | |
| Pins | 1 | 1% | |
| Mr. Scruff | 1 | 1% | |
| The Fivepenny Piece | 1 | 1% | |
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So Much To Answer For! chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 20 from 49th to 29th Deepest by The Waltones |
| Up 14 from 45th to 31st Manchester Times by So Shush |
| Up 12 from 84th to 72nd Ex:el by 808 State |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 34 from 63rd to 97th Northern Uproar by Northern Uproar |
| Down 28 from 70th to 98th The Messenger by Johnny Marr |
| Down 27 from 72nd to 99th King Cotton by The Fivepenny Piece |
| New entries |
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| Wooden Aquarium by Mazes |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The North At Its Heights by MC Tunes |
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From Moondance 05/03/2022 11:29 | #284902
Yes indeed - a magnificent chart and to think they are ALL from Manchester. That is truly amazing. Loving the inclusion of Cherry Ghost, who I am just getting into.
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From TheDude85 05/31/2021 11:01 | #270193
TheDude85 05/31/2021 11:01 | #270193
A top list - thanks for opening my ears to a variety of awesome sounds - plenty more to explore from your list
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From LadyGodiva 11/12/2016 20:12 | #178336
LadyGodiva 11/12/2016 20:12 | #178336
Hahah - I'll give you the Charlatans... but the Verve are from Wigan which is and has been for my lifetime part of Greater Manchester... and without Manchester there would be no Chemical Brothers! :)
it was a great musical place to grow up, despite (or perhaps because of) all the many social problems of the 70s and 80s!
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From Graeme2 11/12/2016 19:03 | #178332
Graeme2 11/12/2016 19:03 | #178332
The best music city ever. Unlike where I'm from. You have been kind of economical with the truth including groups like charlatans, verve, chemical bros etc however even though not from manc they are, for many reasons, as entitled to be in the list as the others and to not include would be pedantic. So many great bands and in 88-90 the centre of the universe. And as you've shown, that 1st Mondays lp is vastly underrated.
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From newjlp 10/21/2015 10:22 | #151801
So many amazing bands; many I'm just hearing for the first time. Must be something in the water in Manchester.
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DeusExMackia 06/06/2015 10:46 | #143174
DeusExMackia 06/06/2015 10:46 | #143174
As far as collections of music go, this really is perfection.
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