Reception
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| Robert Christgau | (B+) |
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Synchronicity topped the album charts in both the UK and US (interrupting the dominance of Michael Jackson's Thriller in the US). It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
In 2001, the TV network VH1 named Synchronicity the 50th greatest album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 455 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Pitchfork Media ranked it No. 55 in their list of The 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s. In 2006, Q magazine placed the album at No. 25 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".
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