Pretenders II
by Pretenders
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Pretenders bestography
Pretenders II is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Pretenders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pretenders is Pretenders which is ranked number 593 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,813.
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Pretenders II track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pretenders II rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 | 40/56 | 2 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 31/57 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 3 | 93/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 42 Music Albums of 1981 | 21/42 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1981 | 10/36 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 133 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 449 | |||
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Pretenders II ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 47 hours ago |  covecove | 6,705 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 09:32 |  Tamthebam | 23,296 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 04:55 |  serpico | 909 | 85/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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dihansse 01/04/2020 22:10 in My discoveries per yearPretenders II comments
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Not as good as the debut, but still quite effective rock album (Edited)
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.
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.
'Message Of Love' one of their best tracks, played this album recently for first time better than i expected.
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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