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Album
Mecca For Moderns
- Peak position
- #22
- Weeks on chart
- 27
Mecca For Moderns (1981) is a The Manhattan Transfer album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
Mecca For Moderns (1981) is a The Manhattan Transfer album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 9 tracks on this release. It reached #22 and charted for 27 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Boy From New York City".
The music
- 1
On the Boulevard
2 Boy From New York City
- 3
(Wanted) Dead or Alive
- 4
Spies in the Night
- 5
Smile Again
- 6
“Until I Met You” (Corner Pocket)
- 7
(The Word of) Confirmation
- 8
Kafka
- 9
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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A rocket up the chart — jumping 30 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #120, exploded upward for 11 weeks to reach #22 and fell quickly across 27 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
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Album facts
- Singles"Boy From New York City"
- ArtistThe Manhattan Transfer
- Year1981