Sports
by Huey Lewis & The News
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Huey Lewis & The News bestography
Sports is ranked as the best album by Huey Lewis & The News.
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Sports track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sports rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s | 66/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart 1001-1100 | 99/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 35 Music Albums of 1983 | 17/35 | 3 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1983 | 15/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 63/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 67 Music Albums of 1983 | 10/67 | 4 |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 40 Music Albums of the 1980s | 31/40 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 4 | 55/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 80 Music Albums of 1983 | 7/80 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 80/99 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 144 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 622 | |||
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Sports ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:45 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 06:03 | LittleM1971 | 5,997 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 22:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,601 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 48 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSea
CharlieBarley 07/30/2024 10:58 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Sports comments
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Still a great album! (Edited)
Jboy56 04/05/2024 16:31 | #302871
This is a band that does not take life seriously and it can be heard in their music. A definitive AOR classic, lots of catchy stuff and lots of fun. A great memory From the happier times... (Edited)
I love that this album is getting some love in the comments. I was 8 when this came out and I loved it. It was what I thought good music was. I could have done worse.
You've gotta love the A-side to this album - especially the 1-2 punch to start the record. This must be the group's definitive record & a cool glimpse back to 1983. Careful not to miss 'If This Is It' on the B-side.
Overall, fun and punchy, but a bit hard to sit through 'til the end. For those of the era, it's no doubt a keeper.
llibnanoon 06/24/2020 14:08 | #254420
Great album!!!!!!!!!!!
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