Staring At The Sun
by Level 42
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Level 42 bestography
Staring At The Sun is ranked 7th best out of 14 albums by Level 42 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Level 42 is Level 42 which is ranked number 11218 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 104.
(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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Staring At The Sun track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Staring At The Sun rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 64,507th | 1980s rank: 7,244th | 1988 rank: 750th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 47 Music Albums of 1988 | 36/47 | 1 |
| 2025 |  craola | Top 20 Music Albums of 1988 | 17/20 | 1 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2021 |  TheDude85 | Novelties And Others | 39/100 | - |
| 2020 |  authorunknown | Top 25 Music Albums of 1988 | 21/25 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 09/14/2025 11:31 | acoustic-horn | 212 | 75/100 | |
| 07/18/2025 04:00 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 | |
| 09/05/2023 15:13 |  Leonard | 6,511 | 70/100 | |
| 03/09/2023 06:37 | LammyTS1 | 1,041 | 59/100 | |
| 08/20/2020 13:53 | byuzak | 3,239 | 79/100 |
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