The Undertones
by The Undertones
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The Undertones bestography
The Undertones is ranked as the best album by The Undertones.
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The Undertones track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Undertones rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 7/90 | 5 |
| 2026 | ERadio | 201-300 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | thenat | Top 31 Music Albums of 1979 | 11/31 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 44/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 68 Music Albums of 1979 | 10/68 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 | 12/35 | 3 |
| 2026 | Stevo796 | Top 24 Music Albums of 1979 | 8/24 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 | 32/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 203 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 888 | |||
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The Undertones ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/03/2026 12:41 | Kettwig | 1,361 | 90/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2026 06:00 | LammyTS1 | 1,115 | 59/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 19:47 | Jonboy | 148 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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The Undertones forum mentions
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The Undertones comments
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I prefer the October 1979 re-release (with "Teenage Kicks" and "Get Over You") to the initial 14-track LP, released in May 1979. (Edited)
Thoroughly enjoyable pop/punk classic. Great short punchy rock'n'roll tracks. A pity, teenage kicks, isn't on the actual album, still it's on the CD version. Is this the same man that would sing, a good heart?
peate754 10/10/2012 16:10 | #52052 | TOP COMMENT
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The best album of the Undertones are better for Single .Thus the best album for the undertones are a Greatest Hit
Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/01/2014 09:57 | #104917 | TOP COMMENT
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A lost masterpiece of the 70s, They had so much potential....
Every song is a lesson about making great punk, Even that some songs looked old they can reanimate it in a way that even the most boring person can like.
an-outlaw 01/14/2021 22:02 | #264428 | TOP COMMENT
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This album feels like a singles collection. Would be so impressive if they recorded even better songs! Well.. they did record Teenage Kicks as well so I suppose they did. Well worth a spin!
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