Never Too Much
by Luther Vandross

Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 6,142nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (110th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (900th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,142nd)

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Never Too Much is ranked as the best album by Luther Vandross.

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Overall rank: 6,142nd | 1980s rank: 900th | 1981 rank: 110th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 50 votes)
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75/100
 
3 days ago daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,43173/100
 
70/100
 
10/29/2025 00:15 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,87974/100
 
70/100
 
05/14/2025 03:56 Volee  Ratings distribution  29069/100
 
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08/25/2024 23:26 Cardboardfolder  Ratings distribution  3,73288/100
 
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08/13/2024 09:30 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,36169/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.

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95/100
From 08/03/2023 20:33 | #298474
Still getting into R&B as a genre myself so I can't make any pronouncements about greatness, but wow this album is fantastic. The final track had me in tears. Vandross' voice here is just incredible and the arrangements behind him keep the album exciting no matter the mood. A real must-listen.
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70/100
From 05/13/2022 09:47 | #285270
Album Rating: 69.00
(489/7)

1.Never Too Much. 84
2.Sugar And Spice (I Found Me A Girl). 51
3.Don't You Know That? 56
4.I've Been Working. 67
5.She's A Super Lady. 79
6.You Stopped Loving Me. 72
7.A House Is Not A Home. 74
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Rating:  
75/100
From 01/15/2021 04:11 | #264445
Funky, compact, and, just when you think it's over, the Slow Jamz sample.
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From 07/02/2017 21:11 | #193577
Best R&B LP of 1981, no?
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
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20. Movement by New Order
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