Dancing On The Ceiling
by Lionel Richie

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 8,672nd   
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 64 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (129th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,252nd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,672nd)

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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 4626 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 303.

Lionel Richie album bestography « Higher ranked (4,626th)
Can't Slow Down
This album (8,672nd)
Dancing On The Ceiling
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Lionel Richie

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Dancing On The Ceiling track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Dancing On The Ceiling rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,672nd | 1980s rank: 1,252nd | 1986 rank: 129th

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Dancing On The Ceiling ratings

Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 64 votes)
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From 03/28/2021 19:02 | #267893
Great eighties pop album. Induces happy feelings and brings thoughts of summer. The opener and 'Say You Say Me' are personal favourites.
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From 04/02/2020 13:49 | #249435
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.
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80/100
From 07/27/2019 16:41 | #240429
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.
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Padrinho simbólico de todos os bebês americanos do ano.
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More simple, yet effective catchy pop from Nicole's dad.
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Best Albums of 1986
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
4. So by Peter Gabriel
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