Sleeping With The Past
by Elton John

Sleeping With The Past by Elton John
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 10,958th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 84 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (152nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,544th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,958th)

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Elton John bestography

Sleeping With The Past is ranked 14th best out of 56 albums by Elton John on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 211 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,350.

Elton John album bestography « Higher ranked (9,923rd)
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Sleeping With The Past
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Sleeping With The Past rankings

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Overall rank: 10,958th | 1980s rank: 1,544th | 1989 rank: 152nd

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67/100 (from 84 votes)
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02/22/2026 18:16 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,09172/100
 
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From 04/09/2020 23:27 | #249719
Elton's best album of the 80's is often considered 'Too Low for Zero', however, I really believe that this album has much stronger and more emotionally charged material throughout.
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From 06/02/2019 07:20 | #237013
A nice comeback album...one if several.
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From 09/05/2016 01:15 | #174307
My effort to listen to everything Elton's ever recorded in a weekend has been met with some pain (did the '80s have to happen?), but he always manages a hit single or two and this one's a little deeper, perhaps worth an end-to-end listen.
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From 01/28/2016 13:05 | #157959
One of his better later efforts. A bit uneven but an enjoyable listen.
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