RESULTS

This survey reflects "Top 5 Album" lists received from
JANUARY 1, 2023 to DECEMBER 31, 2023
as voted by you!

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favorite Barry Manilow albums are!!

Here are the latest results for
MANILOW's MAGIC 33:

No. Title
1   EVEN NOW
This album proved to be a self-contained greatest hits package during the Summer of '78 with instant classics like "Copacabana (At The Copa)," "Even Now," "Can't Smile Without You" and "Somewhere In The Night." 45 years later, it's still a favorite among fans who have been with Barry over the years, as well as those who have just discovered good music.
2   IF I SHOULD LOVE AGAIN
It wasn't his biggest seller. It doesn't include all his #1 records. It wasn't even domestically available in CD format until late 1998 (as a Manilow Master). It's really just a collection of pop songs, love songs, and "The Old Songs." But OH, MY LOVE... this is one that fans keep remembering, all day long and all the night!
* 3   BARRY MANILOW/LIVE
Originally released as a double live album, now available as a 2-CD Legacy Edition (2006), this is Barry's biggest selling album to date (quadruple platinum). A former #1 album on Billboard's Top 200 LP's and Tapes chart, Live introduced the world to the greatest showman of our generation. Ask anyone who's been to one or more of his concerts over the years. It doesn't get any better than Barry Manilow... Live!
4   HERE AT THE MAYFLOWER
Barry's 2001 studio album "Here At The Mayflower" is considered one of his best ever, not just by his fans, but by critics who have embraced this concept album about an apartment building called The Mayflower. The music is as diverse as the residents in this unique setting. If you've never been to the Mayflower, check it out... This may just be about you!
* 5   TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING
Barry's third studio album includes the #1 single "I Write The Songs" as well as the popular "New York City Rhythm," the theme song for American Bandstand ("Bandstand Boogie") and the title track. "This album was a landmark in my career ... Instead of feeling pressure to top the previous album, all I could feel was excitement" - Barry Manilow, 1998.
No. Title
* 6   THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
Though "Mandy" and "I Write The Songs" may have been the first songs to expose fans to Barry, this 1976 album secured their return and dedication for years to come, with such classic recordings as "Weekend In New England," "All The Time," "Looks Like We Made It," "Daybreak," "Jump Shout Boogie," the title track, and more.
* 7   MANILOW (1985)
Originally released in 1985, "Manilow" introduced a much slicker production than any of Barry's previous pop albums. Also known as the RCA album, "Manilow" features the power ballads "Some Sweet Day," "He Doesn't Care (But I Do)," "It's All Behind Us Now" and "If You Were Here With Me Tonight" as well as fan favorites "It's A Long Way Up," "Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again)" and "I'm Your Man."
8   2:00 AM PARADISE CAFE
"Out of all my albums, this is the one I'd like to be remembered for." - Barry Manilow, 1996. A ground-breaking album in his career, "Paradise Cafe" (1984) introduced fans to a new beginning for Barry. This timeless masterpiece features some of the greatest recording artists of all-time including Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Gerry Mulligan, Bill Mays, and more.
9   BARRY MANILOW (1989)
Often considered one of Barry's "original" albums, this collection features 11 tracks of which nine were NOT written by Barry, but the songs clearly speak from the heart. Thirty-Four years later a whole new generation of fans are taking the Manilow Challenge and finding that some good things (like this album) always last.
10   15 MINUTES
2011's "15 Minutes" was Barry's first original album in ten years! Including tracks written by Barry Manilow and Enoch Anderson, "15 Minutes" was inspired by Andy Warhol's quote, "In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes." This exciting guitar-driven pop album explores the perils and pinnacles of fame's double-edged sword ("15 Minutes," "Work The Room," "Now It's For Real" and more!).
No. Title
11 2Nights Live!
* 12 Here Comes The Night
* 13 Because It's Christmas
14 The Complete Collection And Then Some...
15 Summer Of '78
16 Live In Britain
17 Barry Manilow II
* 18 Showstoppers
* 19 Singin' With The Big Bands
20  One Voice
21 Barry
22 Live On Broadway
23 Live In London
24 Night Songs
25 Swing Street
26 Manilow Sings Sinatra
27 The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties
* 28 Duets
29 Ultimate Manilow
30 The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties
* 31 This Is My Town: Songs Of New York
* 32 Barry Manilow I
* 33 My Dream Duets
* denotes upward move since last survey

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