Learning
by Perfume Genius

Learning by Perfume Genius
Year: 2010
Release date: 2010-06-22
Overall rank: 5,865th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 72 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2010 (107th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,085th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,865th)

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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 1199 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,457.

Perfume Genius album bestography « Higher ranked (3,730th)
Ugly Season
This album (5,865th)
Learning
Lower ranked (6,023rd) »
Glory

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Overall rank: 5,865th | 2010s rank: 1,085th | 2010 rank: 107th
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Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 72
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 231
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 72 votes)
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11/23/2025 12:51 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,80464/100
 
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11/14/2024 21:35 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35781/100

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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 76.7/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.

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85/100
From 09/30/2021 11:26 | #274470
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
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From 08/19/2020 13:50 | #257201
this album is his most personal, Learning is what we give, he giave his listeners one of the best albums
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From 04/11/2014 03:08 | #108998
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.
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From 12/27/2013 17:35 | #98900
Pretty good!
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From 08/13/2013 00:45 | #83829
Mr. Peterson and Learning are heartbreaking little songs, but the album as a whole feels a tad rough and inconsistent.
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80/100
From 07/28/2012 01:26 | #47353
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.
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From 12/05/2010 14:17 | #16812
really interesting..have to listen to it some more.
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From 12/05/2010 14:09 | #16811
Best album of the year, in my mind! The minimalist approach makes this album great
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