Bandstand
by Family (UK)
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Family (UK) bestography
Bandstand is ranked 4th best out of 11 albums by Family (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Family (UK) is Music In A Doll's House which is ranked number 4180 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 348.
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Bandstand track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bandstand rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 24 Music Albums of 1972 | 10/24 | 3 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | in February 2021 (2 B deleted) | 19/47 | - |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1972 | 44/64 | - |
| 2024 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 89/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  sssvnnn | CKrimsoVRsum | 96/100 | - |
| 2024 | TonyF12345 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1972 | 18/41 | 3 |
| 2023 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 56/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/08/2026 20:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,696 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2024 04:23 | Philly28 | 956 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2024 05:51 | dukeboxkool | 2,259 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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On "Bandstand" from 1972 the sound of Family may appear somewhat more conventional, a tendency which more or less had already started on "Fearless", their fifth album
The album contains "Burlesque"; a catchy rocker which got up to number thirteen on the UK singles-charts, and thus was the biggest /only single success for the band.
The album also features a couple of quite heavy songs, which may remind of later Humble Pie recordings, but the greatest moments on Bandstand are found the softer and melodic tracks; especially "My Friend the Sun", which is a stand-out on the album.
Less obvious are other quiet songs like "Bolero Babe", "Coronation" and "Dark Eyes", which on the other hand all are very much part of creating the overall pleasant atmosphere of the album.
"Glove" is a solid rock ballad, and another personal favourite, and on the closing track "Top of the Hill" we are back to the classic Family sound and style - a great song, too.
"Bandstand" was the last album to feature bassist John Wetton, and with his departure the sound of the band changed markedly again, which can be heard on the band's final album "It's Only a Movie" released in 1973.
The sound on the Madfish 2012 deluxe version is simply great. The five bonus tracks on CD two are nice, but being demos or alternate versions they do not really add anything significant or new.
Probably my third favorite Family album after Fearless and Family Entertainment. It is more dense and impenetrable, takes several listens to reveal itself. My Friend The Sun is one of the most gorgeous acoustic songs ever recorded.
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