Ain't But The One Way
by Sly & The Family Stone
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Overall rank: - | 1980s rank: 12,820th | 1982 rank: 1,199th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1982 | 40/55 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 39 Music Albums of 1982 | 36/39 | 1 |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Sly & The Family Stone: So Far.. | 10/10 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2025 04:32 | AAL2014 | 4,251 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2021 01:06 |  Boltzmann | 1,850 | 68/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2021 06:31 | lanadeleswift | 3,769 | 86/100 |
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Tha1ChiefRocka 01/28/2021 01:58 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Tha1ChiefRocka 01/28/2021 01:58 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition“This is a totally fine album. Nothing more. Nothing less. It is fine. Sly is not quite as charismatic as in his prime. And the instrumentals range from serviceable to engaging, but nothing special. It also sounds a little dated by the standards of where funk was in 1982. This album could've been…”
View forum post →From PurpleHazel 06/01/2020 02:14 in What are the Ten terrible Records by Great Artists?
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Boltzmann 05/24/2021 01:08 | #270024
It sounds like a throwaway Kool & the Gang album. (Edited)
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