Album
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Album
The Getaway
- Peak position
- #43
- Weeks on chart
- 22
The Getaway (1983) is a Chris De Burgh album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
The Getaway (1983) is a Chris De Burgh album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #43 and charted for 22 weeks.
The music
- 1
Don’t Pay the Ferryman
- 2
Living on the Island
- 3
Crying and Laughing
- 4
I'm Counting on You
- 5
The Getaway
6 Ship to Shore
- 7
All the Love I Have Inside
- 8
Borderline
- 9
Where Peaceful Waters Flow
- 10
The Revolution
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- Apr 9, 1983#175
A rocket up the chart — jumping 29 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #175, exploded upward for 11 weeks to reach #43 and fell quickly across 22 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
Album facts
- ArtistChris De Burgh
- Year1983