Pretenders II (studio album) by Pretenders

Pretenders II by Pretenders
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 3,232nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 140 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (491st)
Award Best albums of all time (3,232nd)
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Pretenders bestography

Pretenders II is ranked 3rd best out of 17 albums by Pretenders on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Pretenders is Pretenders which is ranked number 578 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,009.

Pretenders album bestography « Higher ranked (1,701st) This album (3,232nd) Lower ranked (7,985th) »
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Pretenders II track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Pretenders II ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 140 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.

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Rating:  
75/100
From 02/19/2024 18:47
Not as good as the debut, but still quite effective rock album
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From 07/07/2016 14:50
Not as great as the first album but still very good. Great songs as always, but just a little short of that magic that made their first album so special.
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90/100
From 03/19/2016 00:53
This band was hip in the 80's. Their sound and material has held up fairly well over the years. I still listen to them once in a blue moon.
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70/100
From 10/17/2014 20:32
'Message Of Love' one of their best tracks, played this album recently for first time better than i expected.
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85/100
From 07/07/2012 19:33
Very strong, consistent follow up. Best songs: “Jealous Dogs,” “Louie Louie,” “Talk of the Town,” “Message of Love,” and “I Go to Sleep.”
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
12. Youth Of America by Wipers
13. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
14. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
15. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
16. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Face Value by Phil Collins
18. Killers by Iron Maiden
19. Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
20. Movement by New Order
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