We Can't Dance
by Genesis
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We Can't Dance is ranked 13th best out of 34 albums by Genesis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Genesis is Selling England By The Pound which is ranked number 127 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,057.
(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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We Can't Dance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
We Can't Dance rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1991 | 6/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 601-700 | 24/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s | 39/100 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Pavloss | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 25/100 | 74 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | #1 singles per year since 1984 | 9/42 | - |
| 2026 |  Igtonumama | Top 99 Music Albums of 1991 | 58/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1991 | 50/80 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 148 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 701 | |||
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We Can't Dance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/20/2026 09:08 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 15:17 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 16:41 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.3/100, a mean average of 65.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
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I am one of a few who enjoys the later Genesis as much as the earlier Genesis. I really like this album, it has quite a typical eighties feel about it. The opening track has a very simple sequencedsynth bass line which was a foundation for many eighties bands, so you can't blame the boys for embracing the modern era.
A much better record than I expected. We can't dance, the final Genesis album to feature Phil Collins, is actually not bad. No son of mine, is an excellent first single, and the title track is a nice little bluesy number, quite unlike anything the band have done before. Jesus he knows me, is another strong cut, but like most latter day Genesis albums, the lines between a Phil Collins solo record and a Genesis LP are getting extremely blurry. Still, a good album, but it's clear that the band has probably run it's course.
This is a fully realized pop version of Wind and Wuthering and And Then There Were Three, but it still has some memorable material. It's an adult-oriented contemporary-whatchamacallit pop release. Whatever: it is what it is.
The funny thing about this album is that I truly enjoy most of the songs on it: it's just that none of them blow me away particularly. It's an album full of...central tendency. Overall it's slightly above average, even when you factor in one or two throwaways.
Eastwood 02/25/2015 21:18 | #135670 | TOP COMMENT
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Very good pop rock album. Best 10 songs average is 90,3/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Best song is "No son of mine" - full scoring. Followed by "Jesus he knows me", "I can't dance", "Tell me why" and "Hold on my heart" all 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100. Favourite!
rockbluesfolkjaz 10/15/2021 23:14 | #275068 | TOP COMMENT
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Very much the pop side of Collins and Genesis. But that's okay. Some of the tracks are the group's finest, especially the final song on the album, "Fading Lights." Perfect title too. The bright lights of the life of Genesis more or less faded after this excellent album.
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