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Pretenders (album) by Pretenders 

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Pretenders
Pretenders by Pretenders (1980)
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 169 votes)
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Accolades: Top 10 albums of 1980 (7th)
Top 100 albums of the 1980s (74th)
Top 1,000 albums of all time (503rd)

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Pretenders is an album by Pretenders. It is ranked number 503 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,318 from 103 greatest album charts.

Pretenders is ranked number 7 in the best albums of 1980 and number 74 in the best albums of the 1980s.

In total, there are 11 music albums by Pretenders which appear in the greatest album charts and Pretenders is ranked as the best.

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Pretenders track list

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1.Precious
82/100 (21 votes)Amazon MP3
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2.The Phone Call
78/100 (13 votes)Amazon MP3
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3.Up The Neck
80/100 (15 votes)Amazon MP3
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4.Tattooed Love Boys
79/100 (14 votes)Amazon MP3
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5.Space Invader
78/100 (12 votes)Amazon MP3
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6.The Wait
78/100 (12 votes)Amazon MP3
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7.Stop Your Sobbing
80/100 (19 votes)Amazon MP3
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8.Kid
81/100 (21 votes)Amazon MP3
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9.Private Life
79/100 (16 votes)Amazon MP3
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10.Brass In Pocket
83/100 (43 votes)Amazon MP3
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11.Lovers Of Today
79/100 (15 votes)Amazon MP3
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12.Mystery Achievement
82/100 (18 votes)Amazon MP3
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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79/100 (from 169 votes)
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75/100
From Bork 06/08/2013 02:54
Not much to add. Precious, Tattooed Love Boys, and Brass in Pocket hover over a good crowd.
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Rating:  
90/100
From Saoirse 11/11/2012 10:14
Absolutely fantastic opening track in "Precious"... the rest of the songs may feel a little too slick for their own good, although occasionally it bursts it's own protective bubble and becomes the fantastic guitar-based album that seems to hover around it's poppier side.
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95/100
From Bobby Jean 09/04/2012 19:45
One of the best debuts ever.
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90/100
From marfol 07/15/2012 20:23
Best track: Brass In Pocket.
Punky Chrissie rock!
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85/100
From subtleman22 07/07/2012 19:21
The Pretenders were a real shot in the arm in the eighties. Great debut. The last five songs on the record are terrific.
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90/100
From jchurd601 06/08/2012 18:43
Best Pretenders album and one of the best rock/postpunk/new wave/classic rock albums of all time!!! The first half totally rocks and the second half mellows out for some great tracks.
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From vesander 02/02/2012 04:13
Squarely between punk and new wave, Pretenders rocked it tight but catchy.
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From jojoexile 08/03/2011 22:24
CHRISSIE IS TOPS...GREAT SONGS LIKE "MYSTERY","KID","BRASS","PRIVATE""PRECIOUS"...NO FILLA
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From Hayden 07/22/2011 19:40
Not very good. Joan Jet, X, and Fleetwood Mac are all better. Brass In Pocket is a good track, but the rest is bland and sounds the same.
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From an_outlaw 05/25/2010 00:51
A good selection of songs here. Brass In Pocket and Stop Your Sobbing are the best
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