For Certain Because...
by The Hollies
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The Hollies bestography
For Certain Because... is ranked 3rd best out of 36 albums by The Hollies on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Hollies is Butterfly which is ranked number 6287 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 212.
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For Certain Because... track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
For Certain Because... rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 47 Music Albums of 1966 | 45/47 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 80 Music Albums of 1966 | 56/80 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - The Hollies (UK) - Ranked | 9/33 | - |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 69 Music Albums of 1966 | 40/69 | 2 |
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 20 Music Albums of 1966 | 20/20 | 0 |
| 2025 | albumceleste | Top 32 Music Albums of 1966 | 26/32 | 1 |
| 2025 |  nitomano | Top 28 Music Albums of 1966 | 23/28 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 49 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 126 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 18:12 | PapaShiz86 | 11,786 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 11:16 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 04:34 | MadhattanJack | 6,040 | 66/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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"For Certain Because" marked the beginning of probably the most creative period in the career of the Hollies. It was also the album that introduced Tonys Hicks' banjo which is very prominent on the big single hit "Stop Stop Stop".
Their songwriting had been steadily growing since their ealiest effort usually credited as Ransford songs. Outstanding originals written by Clarke/Hicks/Nash dominate the album, which for the first time consists of sheer original material.
The opening track "What's Wrong With the Way I Live" is just great. Different from earlier songs and also featuring the banjo. The song was a minor hit in some European countries. "Clown" is a melodic circus ballad in the same vein as the earlier "Fifi the Flea", sung ( and probably written ) by Graham Nash.
"Pay You Back With Interest" which besides being a great song with the typical Hollies vocal harmonies also features the piano played by bass-player Clavert. Other favourites are "It's You", "Peculiar Situation", "Tell Me to My Face" and "Suspicious Look in Your Eyes".
I'm not so fond of the 3 songs with string-arrangements; though the music-hallish "High Classed" is quite charming. "Don't Ever think about Changing" is nice, but could have been an outtake from an earlier session.
The Hollies have something interesting here. Like other bands of the era, they start to stray from the normal Invasion sound; although they still haven't broken off completely from the Invasion yet. I like to think of this album as similar to the Beatles' Rubber Soul based generally on their position as bands.
Favorite track: Pay You Back With Interest
Solid album. Felt like it was sprayed with a lot of filler songs, but has a few gems such as Stop, Stop, Stop, It's You, Peculiar Situation, and Pay You Back With Interest. 7.5/10
Jboy56 11/01/2022 16:19 | #290963 | TOP COMMENT
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Unfulfilled results for one of the great Beatle-era bands. Songs are catchy, poppy, and well made, but the final touches lack.
Solid album. Felt like it was sprayed with a lot of filler songs, but has a few gems such as Stop, Stop, Stop, It's You, Peculiar Situation, and Pay You Back With Interest. 7.5/10
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