You Can Dance
by Madonna
Madonna bestography
You Can Dance is ranked 18th best out of 28 albums by Madonna on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Madonna is Ray Of Light which is ranked number 617 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,738.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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You Can Dance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 68 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
You Can Dance rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 3 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1987 | 23/97 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1987 | 25/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 3 | 71/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Boltzmann | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s | 20/60 | 14 |
| 2025 | Boltzmann | My Favorite Albums | 76/100 | - |
| 2025 |  jeremy9 | Top 68 Music Albums of 1987 | 56/68 | 1 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 39 Music Albums of 1987 | 28/39 | 2 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1987 | 22/55 | - |
| 2021 | Boltzmann | Top 11 Music Albums of 1987 | 2/11 | 5 |
| 2020 | Pretender | 1998. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 12/44 | - |
| 2020 |  CharlieBarley | Top 76 Music Albums of 1987 | 47/76 | 2 |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2015 | decker123 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 11/40 | - |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 57 Music Albums of 1987 | 40/57 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 30 | |||
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You Can Dance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2025 20:27 | Tony58 | 744 | 72/100 | |
| 12/08/2025 14:46 | Devilwoac | 1,337 | 97/100 | |
| 12/02/2025 09:24 | Johnnyo | 9,738 | 77/100 | |
| 11/12/2025 22:50 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 | |
| 11/03/2025 15:54 | cicadelic | 13,066 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.0/100, a mean average of 63.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.8.
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