Face Dances
by The Who
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The Who bestography
Face Dances is ranked 10th best out of 51 albums by The Who on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Who is Who's Next which is ranked number 40 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20,350.
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Face Dances track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Face Dances rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1981 | 33/71 | - |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 43 Music Albums of 1981 | 27/43 | 2 |
| 2026 | Garyf1972 | The Who Albums Rated | 10/10 | - |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 70 Music Albums of 1981 | 31/70 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1981 | 39/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 33/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 85 Music Albums of 1981 | 53/85 | 2 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 14 Music Albums of 1981 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut- 1981 | 2/6 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 83 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 213 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2026 17:51 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 17:30 | cicadelic | 13,829 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 05:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,588 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.4/100, a mean average of 65.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Okay, so it's not exactly "Who's Next" but it's a very solid album. Overall, the songs on here are actually better than on "Who Are You" but the boost that Keith Moon's powerful drumming would have given these songs is what is sorely missing and that's too bad because with Moon this might have been another Who classic.
Sandrof1969 02/09/2018 22:42 | #207487 | TOP COMMENT
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I just love "The quiet one"... ( <>
nitomano 12/01/2016 06:29 | #179432
You Better You Bet es la última gran canción de The Who
Fischman 10/28/2016 16:28 | #177653 | TOP COMMENT
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A group does not simply recover from the loss of the likes of Keith Moon. However, if one is not expecting Moon, this album comes across much better. There are enough great cuts for this one to deserve much better than it gets. Another Tricky Day is absolutely classic Who and Entwistle has a particularly strong showing on this album with two great rocking cuts, 'You' and 'The Quiet One.'
Face dances, is the first album by The Who since the death of Keith Moon, here he is replaced by ex-small faces/faces drummer Kenney Jones. The record is certainly not a classic by any stretch, but it is an improvement on their last album, who are you. The LP opens with the band's last truly great song/single, with the anthemic, you better you bet, an excellent cut. Don't let the coat, is a likeable track, but it's nothing special, and, cache cache, is enjoyable enough. The best song after, you better, is probably, daily records, with, did you steal my money, and, how can you do it alone, also fine, while John Entwistle's, the quiet one, is the probably the most rocking track here. Face dances, grows on you after a few spins, but it's nowhere near their late sixties and early seventies stuff. That powerhouse sound from that period is long gone, now they sound like nothing more than a competent rock band. Still, having said that, it's not bad.
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