Mistaken Identity
by Kim Carnes
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Mistaken Identity is ranked as the best album by Kim Carnes.
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Mistaken Identity track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Mistaken Identity rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 72 Music Albums of 1981 | 42/72 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1981 | 57/71 | - |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 40 Music Albums of the 1980s | 21/40 | 10 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1981 | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 79/100 | 21 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1981 | 15/28 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1981 | 63/80 | 1 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/41 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 39 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 132 | |||
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Mistaken Identity ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/15/2026 16:38 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2025 13:22 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2025 13:35 | byuzak | 3,256 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.8/100, a mean average of 61.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.8.
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Mistaken Identity forum mentions
neilgee 10/22/2024 09:50 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 02/06/2021 18:28 in What album are you listening to right now?Mistaken Identity comments
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For a #1 album (largely due to the mammoth success of Bette Davis Eyes) this album is pretty underrated. Almost nothing measures up to the classic lead track but as a whole you get a very solid album here and Kim has an unmistakable voice.
Her only hit album(No.26) contains her only hit "Bette Davis Eyes" which reached No.10 in the UK. Although Bette Davis Eyes was a classic, the rest of this album fails to live up to it and she never had another hit.
Hearing the song Bette Davis Eyes drew me to purchasing this album. She has an unmistakable voice almost masculine like. Very solid album and her best album. Draw Of The Cards is a very good song. (Edited)
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1982. The Winner Was Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Edited)
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