The End Of The Innocence (studio album)
by Don Henley

The End Of The Innocence by Don Henley
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 5,001st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 114 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (69th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (738th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,001st)

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The End Of The Innocence is ranked as the best album by Don Henley.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 114 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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From 04/14/2025 09:58
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1990. The winner was Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
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From 01/29/2022 20:30
O suco da década de 80!
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From 01/20/2016 03:49
Summarizes Henley well. Intelligent and pleasant, but a little slick.
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From 08/30/2015 03:46
Lots of filler, but a lot of classics as well.
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From 02/16/2015 07:26
Mature, reflective songwriting - quite beautiful in its best moments, I think.
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80/100
From 12/29/2014 15:38
Don Henley's The End of the Innocence capped off the '80s on a perfect note.
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From 03/25/2013 09:13
Brilliant album.
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From 03/25/2013 01:06
Excellent album.
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From 04/13/2010 19:47
The title song reminds me of a trip I made from Las Vegas to Yosemite to San Fran...I remember hearing this song on the radio as I came out of the foothills of the Sierras (going west to SF) and hit the beautiful countryside of northern California..this was in 1989 when this song was out...just a really beautiful memory..
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