Fundamental
by Pet Shop Boys
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Pet Shop Boys bestography
Fundamental is ranked 12th best out of 32 albums by Pet Shop Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pet Shop Boys is Actually which is ranked number 1373 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,255.
(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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Fundamental track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Fundamental 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 |  Tamthebam | Top 92 Music Albums of 2006 | 83/92 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 21 Music Albums of 2006 | 19/21 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 36/100 | 13 |
| 2025 | morphee | Top 20 Music Albums of the 2000s | 20/20 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2006 by Obscure Sound (Unfinished) | 14/40 | - |
| 2025 |  johnner | Top 14 Music Albums of 2006 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 2006 To-Do List | 76/96 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 32 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 70 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/28/2026 16:32 | RemainInLight | 3,826 | 36/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2026 15:11 | Cyrax | 1,885 | 61/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2026 02:37 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Oh come on guys, it's really not that bad. I'm glad the lovely synthpop production that they're known for has been brought back......although it is a shame that the album is dedicated to two child r*pists isn't it? Once again, their ridiculous politics make a return. But hey, most of this is, if not of a high standard, then a pretty good standard of pop. At times quite kraftwerkian, at times quite tender, with their typical sardonic wit displayed throughout.
Wouldn't exactly call it a waste, but it is a pretty underwhelming record just about exceeding the quality of "Release". Too much of this is tepid synthpop , gladly they'd improve with "Yes" a few years later by bringing back the energy.
Very average album. You can listen to ... once and enough
Jasperjames 11/16/2012 15:19 | #55180
The end is confirmed. Simply a waste of a release
Not my favourite album from them. Some songs are okay.
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