Runaround Sue
by Dion

Runaround Sue by Dion
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 14,959th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 36 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1961 (68th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,019th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,959th)

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Dion bestography

Runaround Sue is ranked 2nd best out of 26 albums by Dion on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dion is Born To Be With You which is ranked number 11379 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 103.

Dion album bestography « Higher ranked (11,379th)
Born To Be With You
This album (14,959th)
Runaround Sue
Lower ranked (20,124th) »
Lovers Who Wander

(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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Runaround Sue rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,959th | 1960s rank: 1,019th | 1961 rank: 68th
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2026 skelter54Top 20 Music Albums of 196113/202
2026 RomanelliTop 5 Music Albums of 19613/53
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 2001-210011/100 -
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (66), #0201-0300*14/77 -
2026 TamthebamTop 90 Music Albums of 196143/903
2025dukeboxkoolTop 24 Music Albums of 196111/243
2025arnellarsenTop 99 Music Albums of 19614/995
2025 djrodoTop 20 Music Albums of 196113/202
2025 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s90/1002
2025 neilgeeTop 41 Music Albums of 196117/413
2024 meccaleccaTop 29 Music Albums of 196119/292
2024 PanheadWarriorTop 79 Music Albums of the 1960s78/791
2024DigitalDreamDoorGreatest albums of 19618/925
2024 paladisiacTop 12 Music Albums of 19613/124
2023WeepingguitarmanTop 12 Music Albums of 196110/121
2022mrfloosakTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s17/10017
2022LosWochosTop 99 Music Albums of 196188/991
2022 EyeKanFly1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 3)54/100 -
2021 PanheadWarriorTop 5 Music Albums of 19615/51
2020saacsquatchTop 14 Music Albums of 19618/143
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 34
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 76
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Runaround Sue ratings

Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 36 votes)
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80/100
 
12/22/2025 02:31 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,10379/100
 
65/100
 
03/24/2025 01:54 Moondance  Ratings distribution  20,16172/100
 
70/100
 
10/19/2024 14:18 Philly28  Ratings distribution  90569/100
 
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09/07/2024 16:01 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distribution  7,34871/100
 
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01/05/2024 22:04 ejiniestac  Ratings distribution  61766/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.2/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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From 05/24/2019 03:42 | #236622
Not the biggest fan of the album, however Runaround Sue is a great record of the 60s!
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From 04/09/2016 16:35 | #163540
Very solid doo-wop/rock synthesis. Dion is one of the great pop artists of the era.
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65/100
From 01/12/2013 03:08 | #61151
Not particularly impressive - the title track and "The Wanderer" are good though.
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3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
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6. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
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10. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
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16. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
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