Reception
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"Invisible Sun," released as a single instead, was a large success in the UK, making it to #2 even though the video was banned by the BBC for including footage of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Later, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" made it to #3 in the U.S. and #1 in Britain, and "Spirits in the Material World" made it to the U.K. Top 20.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Ghost in the Machine at #76 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2003, the album was ranked #322 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the band's highest ranking on the list. Pitchfork Media ranked it #86 in their list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s.
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