Candy Apple Grey
by Hüsker Dü
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Hüsker Dü bestography
Candy Apple Grey is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Hüsker Dü on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Hüsker Dü is Zen Arcade which is ranked number 429 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,903.
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Candy Apple Grey track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Candy Apple Grey rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 14 Music Albums of 1986 | 11/14 | 1 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 59 Music Albums of 1986 | 16/59 | 4 |
| 2026 | spewventuri | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/91 | 6 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 7/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | 1986 by U R C | 38/40 | - |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 301-400 | 59/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 35/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 163 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 544 | |||
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Candy Apple Grey ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 05:44 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2026 23:11 | Melway94 | 118 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2026 01:27 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Candy Apple Grey forum mentions
Romanelli 02/08/2026 19:46 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 03/25/2024 19:43 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 03/29/2022 22:04 in The Romanelli Music Diary: The Greatest HitsCandy Apple Grey comments
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Came to Husker Du through Mega City Four doing a cover of Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely so this album was a starting point. In fact all these years later I still only have Candy Apple Grey and Zen Arcade which I have to say I've never really got into. Candy Apple Grey is just much more accessible and consistent to my ears. The splits in the band are very noticeable with hindsight but for me the sharing of the songwriting between Bob Mould and Grant Hart gives the album a strength and variety that one person would struggle to achieve.
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/03/2021 22:26 | #273266 | TOP COMMENT
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If someone asked me to name the most fun Hüsker Dü album, it would be this one. (Edited)
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/30/2011 13:38 | #22456 | TOP COMMENT
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Husker Du was already past its peak with Candy Apple Grey, but it's still a fine album. Very intense stuff from a very intense band. (Edited)
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/28/2012 21:37 | #53634 | TOP COMMENT
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One of their best albums.
Larcx13 09/23/2023 10:21 | #299208 | TOP COMMENT
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Great work here. Too Far Down and No Promises Have I Made are the only lesser tracks but I can imagine some angsty teens picking it up back in the day. The opening track retains that "hardcore" sound but isn't the best intro either. The rest of the songs on the album definitely hit the spot. Great balance. Their softer side just needed some polishing I guess.
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