Who Came First (studio album)
by Pete Townshend
Condition: Used
Pete Townshend bestography
Who Came First is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Pete Townshend on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pete Townshend is Empty Glass which is ranked number 3227 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 464.
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 The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating | 
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75/100   | 05/14/2025 15:30 |   ![]()  | 71/100 | |
80/100   | 11/12/2024 09:48 | mostlymor |   ![]()  | 79/100 | 
70/100   | 10/12/2024 14:48 |   ![]()  | 68/100 | |
70/100   | 04/01/2023 05:22 |   ![]()  | 64/100 | |
75/100   | 07/24/2022 13:33 |   ![]()  | 71/100 | 
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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I got this album when it came out and have really liked it ever since. Great guitar work, interesting varied stuff and good production.
This is a wonderful album! Pete's songwriting is top-notch on this one. It's a mellow album but never boring. This is kind of like the "lost" Who album between Who's Next and Quadrophenia. If you're a fan of the Who or Pete Townshend, pick this one up!
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