Candyman (track)
by Grateful Dead
Year: 1970
From the album American Beauty (track #5)
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Candyman appears on the following album(s) by Grateful Dead:
- American Beauty (track #5) (this album) (1970)
- Dead Set (track #5) (1981)
- The Golden Road (1965-1973) (track #96) (compilation) (2001)
- Dick's Picks Volume Eight: Harpur College, Binghamton, NY, 5/2/70 (track #7) (1997)
- To Terrapin: Hartford '77 (track #7) (2009)
- Dick's Picks, Vol. 34: Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY/Seneca College Field House, Toronto, Ontario, 11/2-11/5/77 (track #7) (2005)
- Formerly The Warlocks (track #3) (2010)
- Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978 (track #4) (2008)
- Family Dog At The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, April 18, 1970 (track #7) (2013)
- Long Strange Trip (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (track #6) (2017)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 11:26 |  NowhereMan | 15,091 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2026 01:42 | brent13 | 11,318 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 16:09 | alexandermause | 17,992 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.3/100, a mean average of 80.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/24/2012 18:53 | #58808
The backing vocals make this a really special song. The piano work is key to making this song as good as it is. (Edited)
