Cornerstone (studio album) by Styx

Cornerstone by Styx
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 21,068th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 65 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (259th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,629th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,068th)
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Styx bestography

Cornerstone is ranked 10th best out of 36 albums by Styx on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Styx is The Grand Illusion which is ranked number 1676 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,024.

Styx album bestography « Higher ranked (15,870th) This album (21,068th) Lower ranked (23,069th) »
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Cornerstone track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Cornerstone ratings

Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 65 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.2/100, a mean average of 63.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.

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75/100
From 07/23/2020 19:37
Dramatic, but just enough. Rating (77.78)
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From 12/16/2018 02:07
Even setting Babe aside, this was a significant step down from the likes of The Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight.
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From 02/14/2018 23:44
I enjoyed this album at the time, though didn’t like Babe much. Now I know better.
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60/100
From 09/21/2017 19:37
What's good on this record, "Boat On A River" and "Love In The Midnight" is worthy material...but man this still feels like a weak record. If you love the two big hit crying ballads than this is for you...felt like we lost them here though.
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From 01/25/2016 16:39
Way, way, way past their prime.
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80/100
From 08/08/2013 03:33
People hate this album for one reason, "Babe". As a whole much better than the reputation the one big power ballad gives it.
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90/100
From 05/14/2012 08:18
Whilst the rock aspect is toned down a bit compared to their predecessor here with Dennis opting for horns and ballads and Tommy opting for the acoustic guitar, the band still manage to deliver a consistently good album. Yes Babe has been played to death on the radio, but so has Stairway To Heaven - and there is a very good reason for that!
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Best Albums of 1979
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