Learning
by Perfume Genius
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Perfume Genius bestography
Learning is ranked 6th best out of 8 albums by Perfume Genius on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Perfume Genius is Set My Heart On Fire Immediately which is ranked number 1185 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,479.
(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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Learning track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Learning 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 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 47 Music Albums of 2010 | 14/47 | 4 |
| 2026 |  johnner | Top 69 Music Albums of the 2010s | 13/69 | 17 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Indirekte Best Albums 2010 | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 71 Music Albums of 2010 | 67/71 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 80 Music Albums of 2010 | 12/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 94/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 240 | |||
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Learning ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 18:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,832 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 12:51 | TonySayers61 | 25,764 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2025 10:56 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
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Learning forum mentions
Repo 04/04/2019 07:17 in What album are you listening to right now?Learning comments
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Essential if you really want to understand Mike's music. While the production is obviously pretty weak, it does have it's charm. Deeply personal and revealing and it took a lot of courage to come out with this. But it also comes off as therapeutic. Throw this on at a house party and watch people's reactions haha
seacowphil 04/11/2014 03:08 | #108998 | TOP COMMENT
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The album has a unique sound however that doesn't mean that it's any good. Each song is indistinguishable from the last one and completely forgettable.
Except "Learning", that is the only redeeming factor. Anyone that likes this song needs to hear The National's cover of it. Brilliant.
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/28/2012 01:26 | #47353 | TOP COMMENT
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The world's introduction to the Perfume Genius. Whilst not as cohesively structured as 'Put Your Back N 2 It it' is nonetheless a touching collection of songs that ends all too quickly as well as being a foretaste of what he can deliver.
Mr. Peterson and Learning are heartbreaking little songs, but the album as a whole feels a tad rough and inconsistent.
this album is his most personal, Learning is what we give, he giave his listeners one of the best albums
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