Sittin' Pretty
by The Pastels
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The Pastels bestography
Sittin' Pretty is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Pastels on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Pastels is Up For A Bit With The Pastels which is ranked number 5683 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 241.
(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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Sittin' Pretty track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sittin' Pretty 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 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 70 Music Albums of 1989 | 10/70 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1989 | 29/89 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 68/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 44 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 124 | |||
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Sittin' Pretty ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/19/2026 04:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,701 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2023 03:37 | imacgill | 2,858 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2023 22:29 | Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.
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Sittin' Pretty forum mentions
neilgee 02/26/2026 06:48 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Hayden 05/08/2018 18:52 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!
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A seriously good album from the masters of whimsical twee Indie Pop!
Sonically interesting and the songs are really fun. A solid listen.
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