Postcards From A Young Man
by Manic Street Preachers
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Postcards From A Young Man is ranked 9th best out of 19 albums by Manic Street Preachers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manic Street Preachers is The Holy Bible which is ranked number 518 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,343.
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Postcards From A Young Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Postcards From A Young Man rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jl45 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 16/20 | 24 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | 78s (CH) Die 78 besten Alben des Jahres 2010 | 50/78 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | glynspsa | Top 99 Music Albums of 2010 | 18/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | ornot27 | Top 77 Music Albums of the 2010s | 74/77 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2010 | 37/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 72 Music Albums of 2010 | 24/72 | 3 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 68 Music Albums of 2010 | 42/68 | 2 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 63 Music Albums of 2010 | 49/63 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 85 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 329 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/04/2026 07:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,899 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:36 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2026 05:06 | Proto | 4,318 | 33/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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The one last shot at mass communication! Whether that will mean anything or not in years to come, what stands out from this album is the right royal noise the group make. The strings are out on 'It's Not War Just The End Of Love' providing a brilliant conclusion to the bitter euphoria 'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' and 'Some Kind Of Nothingness' displays a fire which has long been dampened or snuffed out in their contemporaries. Fire. That is a great word to use when describing this album. They may be "preaching the choir" yet nothing is slowing them. Since the first album they may have lost everything and nothing. The teeth are out on 'A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun' and 'Auto Intoxication'. This is 2010 though, Manic Street Preachers are no longer all bile. Reflections of past transgressions are aired in 'Golden Platitudes' against the back drop of Britain that was getting worse by the day (and still looking to stay in the slump for few more years) and 'I Think I've Found It' a remarkably happy Manics song about coming to terms with oneself. It is the title track which sums up this album completely. "I won't betray your confidence/ I won't pretend my way was lost/ This world will not impose its will/ I will not give up and I will not give in" and the truth is... they never did. Manic Street Preachers back as strong as ever!
Wow, seems there a lot of Manic Street Preachers haters on this site. This a good album, quite a few fillers but some good standouts as well. First two tracks are good, billion balconies, all we make is entertainment, golden platitudes...
Postcards from a Young Man marks another shift for the Manics, as the band enters another decade. Once again turning their backs on their punk rock roots, the band's tenth studio album is a record filled with radio-friendly anthems, built around recognizable choruses and infectious guitar play. Lyrically, it's Hardy very interesting or original, particularly when comparing with the previous album. But in terms of the music and instrumentation, it is one of the better entries in the band's catalog.
It should be noted, that this LP contains some great rock songs, and in terms of its subject matter, Postcards is one of the happiest and most easygoing the band has released. It's impossible not to sing along with some of the more happy tunes. Perhaps that is why this is such an enjoyable album.
Strings and choirs are abundant, they have just effortlessly made a brilliant album here
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