The Best of Top of the Pops '80

The Best of Top of the Pops '80
Compilation album by Top of the Poppers
Released December 1980
Recorded 1980
Genre Pop, Rock
Label Hallmark Records
Top of the Poppers chronology
The Best of Top of the Pops '79
(1979)
The Best of Top of the Pops '80
(1980)
The Best of Top of the Pops '81
(1981)

The Best of Top of the Pops '80 is a 1980 compilation album released by the Top of the Poppers, who were well-known for their cover-versions of popular songs during the 1970s. While many earlier Top of the Poppers albums had sold well, by the time The Best Of Top Of The Pops '80 was released, sales of the albums had been declining. Although never critically acclaimed during their heyday, by this point even fans of the series were complaining about what they considered to be falling quality. Today, the reputation of this album has not improved, and Allmusic reviewer Dave Thompson, who has praised many other Top of the Poppers albums, gave a scathing review of the album. However, the album is considered collectable by some due to its rarity.

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"Anything's got to be better than this album" - Dave Thompson for Allmusic

Track listing

  1. Working My Way Back to You
  2. Crying
  3. Use It Up and Wear It Out
  4. Feels Like I'm in Love
  5. Theme from MASH
  6. Brass in Pocket
  7. What's Another Year
  8. Don't Stand So Close to Me
  9. Another Brick in the Wall
  10. Woman in Love
  11. Too Much Too Young
  12. Xanadu
  13. Coward of the County
  14. Going Underground
  15. The Tide Is High
  16. The Winner Takes It All

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