Dance Album
by Carl Perkins

Album
Dance Album by Carl Perkins
Year: 1957
Overall rank: 2,351st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 72 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1957 (14th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 1950s (68th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,351st)

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Dance Album is ranked as the best album by Carl Perkins.

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Dance Album track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Blue Suede Shoes
Average Rating: 86 (30 votes)Comments: View 0
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Movie Magg
Average Rating: 76 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Sure To Fall
Average Rating: 74 (17 votes)Comments: View 0
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Gone, Gone, Gone
Average Rating: 76 (19 votes)Comments: View 0
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Honey Don't
Average Rating: 82 (22 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Only You
Average Rating: 77 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Tennessee
Average Rating: 77 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Wrong Yo-yo
Average Rating: 77 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Average Rating: 82 (19 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Matchbox
Average Rating: 81 (19 votes)Comments: View 1
11.
Your True Love
Average Rating: 76 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Boppin' The Blues
Average Rating: 80 (19 votes)Comments: View 0

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Dance Album rankings

Dance Album rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,351st | 1950s rank: 68th | 1957 rank: 14th  Overall chart history
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Dance Album ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 72 votes)
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 !		05/03/2026 09:01 Charlesd  Ratings distribution  11183/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.


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Dance Album forum mentions

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From neilgee 10/05/2026 15:21 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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From CharlieBarley 07/25/2025 22:20 in Working My Way Through The BEA Overall Chart
“# 2368: This was pretty excellent old time rock and roll. I noticed that three of the tracks have been covered by The Beatles. I read that George Harrison sung at Carl Perkins' funeral. I like Mr Perkins' version of Blue Suede Shoes although I don't know who recorded it first - him or Elvis.…”
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From 03/08/2016 20:42 | #161583 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Carl Perkins recorded his first songs under Sam Phillips guidance in april 1955; Elvis did so already in july 1954. So it's Perkins who would have been playing country for the rest of his life, would it not have been for Elvis to lead him the way. (Edited)
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From 01/21/2016 04:40 | #157231 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I think Elvis wouldn't have been without this guy. I think he had the song writing skills, but Elvis beat him when it came to performing them. We see that with Bob Dylan too.
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From 08/13/2024 15:26 | #304743 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Don't let the release date fool you. Perkins wrote it. (Edited)
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From 10/30/2022 16:05 | #290918
Album Rating: 66.67
(800/12)

1.Blue Suede Shoes. 76
2.Movie Magg. 63
3.Sure To Fall. 64
4.Gone, Gone, Gone. 63
5.Honey Don't. 83
6.Only You. 68
7.Tennessee. 56
8.Wrong Yo-yo. 61
9.Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby. 69
10.Matchbox. 64
11.Your True Love. 67
12.Boppin' The Blues. 68
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