Dancing On The Ceiling
by Lionel Richie
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Lionel Richie bestography
Dancing On The Ceiling is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Lionel Richie on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lionel Richie is Can't Slow Down which is ranked number 4812 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 297.
(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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Dancing On The Ceiling track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dancing On The Ceiling rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 32 America Usa 3 | 64/71 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 2 | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1986 | 14/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 7 | 12/30 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 84 Music Albums of 1986 | 54/84 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa 4 | 49/58 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1986 | 12/77 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 138 | |||
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Dancing On The Ceiling ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/11/2026 15:52 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/23/2025 22:12 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,749 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2025 06:31 |  Tamthebam | 23,329 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.6/100, a mean average of 64.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.2.
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paladisiac 12/04/2013 02:58 in What album are you listening to right now?Dancing On The Ceiling comments
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TheDude85 07/27/2019 16:41 | #240429 | TOP COMMENT
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Lionel had a dream ... he "had an A-W-E-S-O-M-E Dream". The title cut is so saccharine that dentists paid Richie royalties for all the dentures it caused. This is where Richie lost all credibility as anything more than a schlockmeister.
rogue 04/02/2020 13:49 | #249435 | TOP COMMENT
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The first album that was ever truly mine. I had just turned 8. I put it on my Walkman and my life with music was forever changed.
Great eighties pop album. Induces happy feelings and brings thoughts of summer. The opener and 'Say You Say Me' are personal favourites.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/11/2015 03:24 | #134673 | TOP COMMENT
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More simple, yet effective catchy pop from Nicole's dad.
VictorVale 01/03/2019 09:40 | #228681
Padrinho simbólico de todos os bebês americanos do ano.
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