Don't Explain (studio album)
by Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer bestography
Don't Explain is ranked 11th best out of 23 albums by Robert Palmer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Robert Palmer is Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley which is ranked number 11432 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 102.
(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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Don't Explain track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Don't Explain rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1990s 65rating (63.46-63), #001-100* | 37/40 | - |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan covers 5: UK (Major Artists) | 40/99 | - |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan covers 1: top 100 Dylan cover songs | 39/100 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 65r albums (63), #0401-0500* | 46/65 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Leonard | too young to die ... | 57/85 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2015 | platus | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 95/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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Don't Explain ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/18/2025 16:53 | BoxFL | 2,581 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2022 11:06 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,227 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2022 17:54 |  MetalMan67 | 5,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2022 11:06 | Moondance | 19,856 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2022 02:41 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.3/100, a mean average of 64.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.
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My only reason for visiting this album is the interesting Palmer/UB40 cover of Bob Dylan's 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight' - which received some commercial success. I have added this version to my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart.
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