Sally Can't Dance (studio album)
by Lou Reed

Sally Can't Dance by Lou Reed
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 14,522nd   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 85 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (191st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,943rd)
Award Best albums of all time (14,522nd)

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Lou Reed bestography

Sally Can't Dance is ranked 16th best out of 37 albums by Lou Reed on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Lou Reed is Transformer which is ranked number 141 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,795.

Lou Reed album bestography « Higher ranked (11,399th)
Legendary Hearts
This album (14,522nd)
Sally Can't Dance
Lower ranked (14,648th) »
Rock And Roll Heart

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Upcoming concerts

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19:00
THE SAMMY DELEON AND JACKIE WARREN QUARTET, WITH KIP REED & CHRIS BURGE
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Feb
01
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19:00
THE SAMMY DELEON AND JACKIE WARREN QUARTET, WITH KIP REED & CHRIS BURGE
B Side Lounge, Cleveland Heights, United States. United States
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Feb
04
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Sally Can't Dance track list

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

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Sally Can't Dance rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,522nd | 1970s rank: 1,943rd | 1974 rank: 191st

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Sally Can't Dance ratings

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72/100 (from 85 votes)
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From 02/24/2017 11:09 | #186250
I'll never understand why people consider this as not as good as Coney Island Baby or any of his crummy 80s crap. Must be groupthink. Cuz this has more good ones on it than all his other albums besides Transformer. Same with Rock n Roll Heart.
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Like Rock and Roll Heart starts off a bit goofy but by NY Stars you get locked in. Kill Your Sons is a song Lou kept in his live act for years. Sally Can't Dance is a lot of fun. Billy is a solid tune that ends things on an even keel.
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