Hangin' Tough
by New Kids On The Block
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Hangin' Tough is ranked as the best album by New Kids On The Block.
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Hangin' Tough track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 69 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hangin' Tough rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1988 | 7/83 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa 2 | 93/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 32 America Usa 2 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 4 | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 3 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 27/32 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1988 | 10/100 | - |
| 2025 | dougcummings | Top 14 Music Albums of 1988 | 14/14 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
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Hangin' Tough ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/07/2026 00:22 | alexandermause | 1,590 | 86/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2026 08:23 | jonny5244 | 8,466 | 63/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2026 14:50 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 50.3/100, a mean average of 44.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 44.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.8.
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paladisiac 04/09/2013 13:17 in What album are you listening to right now?Hangin' Tough comments
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I have no nostalgia for this having not been even born at the time of its release. i'm sure there are singles on this album that people like or love but as a album listening experience, its very boring... just a real pain to listen to.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2014 21:03 | #107191
When I was a boy, it was required that you hate this bad. As a result, I can't say my opinion is overly unbiased. I guess if I hate them, it's because I was trained. I will say this - there are MUCH worse albums out there.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/09/2013 13:34 | #72184
Thank you Maurice Starr for bringing us both New Edition and New Kids On The Block. What would the world do (in the late 80s) without these groups of boys vocally prancing atop bubblegum pop looking all cute and cuddly and totally awesome?! As saccharine sweet as this album is, i cannot resist "the right stuff" and "hangin' tough" when i'm revisting my grade school, giddy school girl days. Don't let most/all of the album fool you -- these guys are ROUGH!
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