Private Dancer
by Tina Turner

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Year: 1984
Release date: 1984-05-29
Overall rank: 2,131st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 235 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (33rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (317th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,131st)

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Overall rank: 2,131st | 1980s rank: 317th | 1984 rank: 33rd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 235 votes)
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From 04/02/2025 15:58 | #308290
Shortlisted for album of the year in 1985. The winner was Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie (Edited)
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Well the hits are good, and got constant airplay at the time. Album has 4 covers I think, and Steel Claw is the best of these. Five good tracks are brought down a bit by five mediocre ones, making this a good album but not a great one. (Edited)
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From 02/01/2022 12:34 | #280412
Three bangers: Private Dancer, Let's Stay Together, What's Love ..
Good track I Can't stand the rain
Other tracks are mainly fillers, not bad but forgettable
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From 01/03/2022 18:22 | #278512
high energy about nothing
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From 07/22/2019 15:23 | #240189
Favorite Tracks:I Might Have Been Queen, Better Be Good To Me
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