Too-Rye-Ay
by Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners
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Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners bestography
Too-Rye-Ay is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Dexys Midnight Runners on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dexys Midnight Runners is Searching For The Young Soul Rebels which is ranked number 1184 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,478.
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Too-Rye-Ay track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Too-Rye-Ay rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 33 Music Albums of 1982 | 2/33 | 5 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | 31 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 15/100 | 79 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 44 Music Albums of 1982 | 30/44 | 2 |
| 2026 | Mrump | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 43/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1982 | 1/86 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1982 | 16/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 68/90 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 199 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,054 | |||
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Too-Rye-Ay ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago |  HoldenM | 1,912 | 84/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2026 22:46 | Mrump | 550 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 18:48 | Olli | 7,969 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Too-Rye-Ay forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5452): By LittleM1971View latest topic →
neilgee 09/10/2026 17:52 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 04/23/2024 08:20 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
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You just can't go wrong with this album. A brilliant record full of great songs. It flows amazingly well considering it was a sort of compilation album, because it certainly feels like it's all part of a plan. Lovely songs in, old, liars A-E, and, until I believe in my soul. The obvious highlight though is the wonderful, come on Eileen, simply one of the best singles of the eighties. Good stuff.
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/06/2013 17:31 | #60399 | TOP COMMENT
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Anyone who could call this music for idiots obviously has not listened to the album and is prejudiced towards Dexy's. Too bad, it's a great album with each song having the kind of heaven sent melodies last seen since 'What's Going On', not without mentioning the lyrics displaying obvious depth and soul. It also features 'Come On Eileen'- what more do you want?
I have absolutely no idea what all the hate is about. It's a FANTASTIC album. All the songs are so soulful and fun. I enjoyed every single track off of this album and I'm glad I got the chance to own it.
Simply one of the greatest pop records of the decade. I prefer "Don't Stand Me Down" by a very small margin, but as a "pop" album, this is Rowland's magnum opus.
A fantastic album, stupidly rated down here.
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