Strength In Numbers
by 38 Special
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38 Special bestography
Strength In Numbers is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by 38 Special on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by 38 Special is Wild-Eyed Southern Boys which is ranked number 11387 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 105.
(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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Strength In Numbers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Strength In Numbers rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 3/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 89/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 52 Music Albums of 1986 | 20/52 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 1980s, #301-400 | 27/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1301-1400 | 40/100 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top albums, #2001-2100* | 26/80 | - |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 56 Music Albums of 1986 | 32/56 | 2 |
| 2023 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2020 | paladisiac | !You've Been Caught Sleeping! (p02) | 90/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 39 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 11:02 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2025 05:48 |  CaptainPain | 3,415 | 61/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2024 02:39 | dhbarrett | 8,654 | 65/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2023 15:59 |  MetalMan67 | 6,198 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2021 13:50 | Pluto11 | 12,259 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.7/100, a mean average of 59.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 59.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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CaptainPain 01/27/2026 03:26 | #312827
The album remains an important part of 38 Special's discography and is often cited in reviews as an example of the band's "mature" sound in the mid‑1980s.
Some tracks (especially "Back Where You Belong") are still playing on rock radio and are included in the band's concert set lists.
Producer Rodney Loudon worked with a number of famous rock artists of the 1980s, which helped give the album a "radio‑friendly" sound.
The album cover is made in a restrained, concise style typical of A&M Records of that period. (Edited)
Fischman 12/05/2018 16:57 | #226260
Another collection of the typical two catchy southern pop rock songs surrounded by serviceable but middling cuts.
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