Can't Slow Down
by Lionel Richie
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Can't Slow Down is ranked as the best album by Lionel Richie.
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Can't Slow Down track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Can't Slow Down rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 80s Pt.2 (101-200) | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 80 Music Albums of 1983 | 5/80 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1983 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists | 92/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Grammys: All of the albums of the year | 26/67 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | 701-800 | 45/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 114 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 297 | |||
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Can't Slow Down ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 19:02 | Musicbuff123 | 388 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2026 10:03 |  Squonk007 | 768 | 24/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2026 08:17 | cicadelic | 14,069 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 69.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
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Can't Slow Down forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5412): By BraddlesHendo
neilgee 11/20/2025 00:17 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 05/08/2022 18:34 in What album are you listening to right now?Can't Slow Down comments
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Great album. Great album. I didn't know who was until I heard this album. Oh, God, Lionel. You've been hurt. You've been hurt by somebody, that much is clear. Who hurt you, Lionel? Who hurt you?
His most solid effort. Probably didn't deserve to win Album Of The Year up against Purple Rain and Born In The USA (as well as unnominated albums by U2, The Smiths, REM, etc...) but I digress. The only complaint with the album would be that the album version of All Night Long drags. The single is perfect length, the album version would've been better as a 12" remix or something.
Lionel Richie (one for the ladies) clearly his best album 'Hello', 'All Night Long' amongst his best work
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/11/2015 03:23 | #134672 | TOP COMMENT
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How many people drunkenly sang 'Hello' on someone's answering machine back in the day? This guy did...
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/24/2012 13:48 | #49124 | TOP COMMENT
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thomas dolby, steve lukather, richard marx...and lionel ritchie -- this is can't-miss adult contemporary!! :-P Seriously though, if you're into this kind of r&b/pop from the 80s, then it's a pretty good album with no less than 5 hits. My main complaint rests in lionel's decision to sing more-and-more ballads over time. But hey, it worked for a while.
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