The Candidate
by Steve Harley
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Steve Harley bestography
The Candidate is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Steve Harley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steve Harley is Stranger Comes To Town which is ranked number 40414 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Candidate track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (5 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
The Candidate rankings
The Candidate rankings summary
Overall rank: 56,062nd | 1970s rank: 5,122nd | 1979 rank: 502nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 94 Music Albums of 1979 | 4/94 | 5 |
| 2024 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2017 |  Ottokar | Top 41 Music Albums of 1979 | 36/41 | 1 |
| 2017 | Rovers | Top 51 Music Albums of 1979 | 36/51 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/14/2023 04:02 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2021 08:00 | Pluto11 | 12,260 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2021 01:11 | Moondance | 20,798 | 72/100 |
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This album has been referenced 2 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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