Stand!
by Sly & The Family Stone
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Sly & The Family Stone bestography
Stand! is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Sly & The Family Stone on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sly & The Family Stone is There's A Riot Goin' On which is ranked number 417 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,953.
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Stand! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Stand! rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 25/48 | 3 |
| 2026 |  calsper | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1960s | 38/99 | 13 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 44/48 | 1 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 42 Music Albums of 1969 | 13/42 | 4 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1969 | 16/37 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | My mostalbums in 2023 2 B deleted | 3/60 | - |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 36 Music Albums of 1969 | 32/36 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 67/100 | 34 |
| 2026 | downandout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 24 Music Albums of 1969 | 22/24 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 543 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,706 | |||
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Stand! ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 1 hour ago | Siromynian | 1,672 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2026 20:21 | Foxforce5 | 485 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2026 07:49 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Stand! forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 5 days ago in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's Log
BestEverAlbums 09/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5436): By Rivera BestEverAlbums 09/09/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7435): Stand! by Sly & The Family StoneStand! comments
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This is a truly great album. The energy, insanity, and desire to rock that Sly and his Family bring make this funkier than James Brown and rawer than Iggy. (Edited)
An absolutely brilliant record. Psychedelic soul, all fantastic. Stand!, is without doubt a total classic. Everyday people, stand, I want to take you higher, you can make it if you try, all great tracks, and then you have, don't call me nigger, Whitey, and the rock workout of the epic, sex machine. A genius record. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/02/2012 19:59 | #49846 | TOP COMMENT
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So influential. Launched music in a funky new direction, and gave a political foundation to r&b. Epic. (Edited)
Feels more like a greatest hits album rather than a studio one. Fun and innovative, and "Everyday People" sounds as urgent today as it did 50 years ago. (Edited)
A couple of weaker tracks hold this album back from its true potential but you can see the quality that the group is full of scattered all over this project. Songs like Everyday People, Sing A Simple Song and Stand! prove this perfectly with each track being so infectious and beautifully crafted. There is so much depth to some of these songs and also so many beautiful performances all over the release that it is tough to really pick out one moment as a favourite. I do think Sly Stone deserves a special mention as he leads from the front and absolutely commands this record. Overall, this is a funky and fun album to listen to with outstanding moments that always draw me back to revisit this release. (Edited)
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