You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish
by REO Speedwagon

You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish by REO Speedwagon
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 12,887th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 45 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (186th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,736th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,887th)

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REO Speedwagon bestography

You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish is ranked 3rd best out of 23 albums by REO Speedwagon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by REO Speedwagon is Hi Infidelity which is ranked number 3987 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 369.

REO Speedwagon album bestography « Higher ranked (11,082nd)
Wheels Are Turnin'
This album (12,887th)
You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish
Lower ranked (19,411th) »
A Decade Of Rock 'N' Roll 1970 To 1980

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You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish rankings summary
Overall rank: 12,887th | 1970s rank: 1,736th | 1978 rank: 186th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 45 votes)
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From Romanelli 01/28/2026 21:37 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
MY CHARTS: Overall - #1291 1978 - #24
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From Romanelli 10/16/2023 13:34 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Grace In Gravity
1794 REO SPEEDWAGON YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO, BUT YOU CAN’T TUNA FISH 1978 – EPIC Produced By KEVIN CRONIN, GARY RICHRATH, PAULL GRUPP & JOHN BOYLAN 1. Roll With The Changes 2. Time For Me To Fly 3. Runnin’ Blind 4. Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again 5. Sing To Me 6. Lucky For You 7. Do You Know Where Your…
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From Romanelli 02/03/2022 22:56 in What album are you listening to right now?
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80/100
From 01/14/2022 13:33 | #279345
I like well played and good sounding music, the band performs well and that is enough for me. No self-indulgent goofiness or dissonant tunes, just clean and simple. I luv it.
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90/100
From 07/22/2020 13:49 | #256007
I rated this 90/100. Highlights are radio staples, "Time for Me to Fly" and "Roll with the Changes." The best deep cut is "Blazin' Your Own Trail Again." The album cover and title are fun and it should definitely be in the Top 10 of 1978. (Edited)
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75/100
From 03/29/2017 19:18 | #188370
REOs best. It does a pretty good job of straddling the line between real rock and roll and arena rock for the mindless masses. (Edited)
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75/100
From 03/06/2016 16:38 | #161439
An average album when comparing against other great albums, but this is definitely REO's best album. (Edited)
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From 09/24/2015 03:42 | #150338
The first two tracks are so killer that the rest of it seems kind of average by comparison.
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