Candy-O
by The Cars

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Candy-O by The Cars
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-06-13
Overall rank: 2,355th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 230 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (43rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (424th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,355th)

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The Cars bestography

Candy-O is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Cars on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Cars is The Cars which is ranked number 297 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,477.

The Cars album bestography « Higher ranked (1,892nd)
Heartbeat City This album (2,355th)
Candy-O Lower ranked (5,191st) »
Shake It Up

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Candy-O rankings

Candy-O rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,355th | 1970s rank: 424th | 1979 rank: 43rd  Overall chart history
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Candy-O ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 230 votes)
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 !		3 days ago LammyTS1  Ratings distribution  1,10659/100
 
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 !		04/18/2026 15:19 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.


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Candy-O forum mentions

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From 05/15/2012 23:57 | #42439 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I used to have a 2-1 cassette with The Cars on one side and Candy O on the other. Poor old Candy O was IMO the poor cousin. Often I would just rewind many of the tunes say except Let's Go, Candy O and Dangerous Type so I could listen to The Cars again. Over time, while I still feel it isn't quite as strong as its predecessor, this album stands out on its own as a classic album.
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From 10/21/2014 03:05 | #124915 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I think this album is very under appreciated because of their debut.....
There are some fine songs on this that hold up to "the cars" ......
Let's go, it's all I can do, candy-0 , the dangerous type to name a few...
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From 08/08/2013 07:11 | #83526 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Second times the charm. Not the legendary classic the debut is but I don't see how anyone who liked the debut can't enjoy this as well.
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90/100
From 02/16/2017 18:40 | #185770 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A brilliant second album. Just as good as the first. Great quirky American new wave. Still sounds fresh today.
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From 06/04/2015 18:50 | #143030 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Not as steady as the debut but the highlights -- "Let's Go", "It's All I Can Do", the title track, "Got A Lot On My Mind", "Dangerous Type", and especially "Night Spots" -- are superior. (Edited)
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Best Albums of  1979
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2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
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