The Hunter
by Blondie
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Blondie bestography
The Hunter is ranked 8th best out of 23 albums by Blondie on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Blondie is Parallel Lines which is ranked number 253 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,205.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Hunter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Hunter rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 34 Music Albums of 1982 | 32/34 | 0 |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 1982 | 88/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 61/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1982 Pt 2 | 9/17 | - |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 68 Music Albums of 1982 | 30/68 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 39 Music Albums of 1982 | 25/39 | 2 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 79 Music Albums of 1982 | 22/79 | 4 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Indie albums of the year 1982 by Radio X | 10/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 27 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 44 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/29/2026 20:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,620 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:17 | Jakor | 5,535 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 15:33 | Siromynian | 1,627 | 78/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 60.8/100, a mean average of 58.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 58.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 10/09/2021 20:51 in What album are you listening to right now?
Repo 11/07/2020 14:11 in What album are you listening to right now? neilgee 11/29/2019 14:20 in What album are you listening to right now?The Hunter comments
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It deserved better that the reception it got, that's for sure. I don't care for "Orchid Club", but everything else is good, and there are a few hidden gems such as "Dragonfly", "Danceway", and "War Child". Not as good as prior Blondie albums, but still pretty good. (Edited)
O.T. 07/29/2017 20:56 | #195144
I guess it's a good and sad record. It sounds tired quite often but I wish I would hear such vivid music today. I find their version of "The hunter gets captured by the game" the best I ever heard, the lyrics always were made to be sung from a more mature perspective, one that knows about the dephts and dangers of secudction and this is what Deborah Harry brings in this version.
I like this album, there's some great moments. I think the production bring down the songs and the concept. It sounds a bit force, and VERY early 80's, not like their prior work that still sound fresh. Not a weak album tho.
Btw, where's War CHild in the tracklist?
I really love all their albums prior (even Autoamerican which many find pretentious and difficult), but I never have been able to truly crack this album. There are moments of brilliance like War Child and English Boys but as a whole you can hear the band breaking up much like what happened less than six months after this album hit shelves.
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