Dead Can Dance
by Dead Can Dance
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Dead Can Dance bestography
Dead Can Dance is ranked 6th best out of 13 albums by Dead Can Dance on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dead Can Dance is Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun which is ranked number 1356 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,271.
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Dead Can Dance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dead Can Dance rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 63 Music Albums of 1984 | 50/63 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2501-2600 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1984 | 72/91 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 77 Music Albums of 1984 | 22/77 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 201-300 | 27/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 72 Music Albums of 1984 | 49/72 | 2 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 57/100 | 9 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 73 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 239 | |||
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Dead Can Dance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/18/2026 22:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,179 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 16:23 |  hoyquarlow | 541 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 18:41 | willtoshower | 1,545 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Dead Can Dance forum mentions
Romanelli 01/19/2026 14:54 in The Romanelli Music Diary: 17 Greatest Hits
Rhyner 10/22/2025 17:20 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 02/23/2023 02:15 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?Dead Can Dance comments
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I don't think it is appropriate here to call DCD "Gothic" or “Gothic Rock”. The music on the first album is not really indebted to "Gothic", unless you think the electric guitar would have been inspired a bit too much by the work of The Cure and the likes. The unique voice and singing of L. Gerrard, as well as the unique, somewhat melancholic voice and singing of B. Perry are, in my opinion, too special. This also applies to the instruments used, the ethnic percussion and especially LG's yangqin with which she accompanies herself in numerous songs. The path that the band will follow later is already very clear on this album. With “Within the Realm” a maximum effort is made to obtain an alienating sense of timelessness. For this record it is still unclear. However, that does not mean that this first album would not be very good. It is. In comparison with the many contemporaries at the time it’s a valuable relief. (Edited)
Not as well known album as others by Dead Can Dance, yet in my opinion it may be their best one. It's full of that young experimental energy, each track is memorable and interesting. (Edited)
Although this is good, they soon made better albums. (Edited)
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