The End Of The Innocence
by Don Henley

The End Of The Innocence by Don Henley
Year: 1989
Release date: 1989-06-27
Overall rank: 5,142nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 121 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (67th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (747th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,142nd)

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

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The End Of The Innocence
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,142nd | 1980s rank: 747th | 1989 rank: 67th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 121 votes)
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75/100
From 04/14/2025 09:58 | #308506 | TOP COMMENT
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 | #280279
O suco da década de 80!
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From 01/20/2016 03:49 | #157058 | TOP COMMENT
Summarizes Henley well. Intelligent and pleasant, but a little slick.
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From 08/30/2015 03:46 | #148856
Lots of filler, but a lot of classics as well.
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From 02/16/2015 07:26 | #135091 | TOP COMMENT
Mature, reflective songwriting - quite beautiful in its best moments, I think.
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80/100
From 12/29/2014 15:38 | #130361 | TOP COMMENT
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 | #69867
Brilliant album.
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From 03/25/2013 01:06 | #69827
Excellent album.
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From 04/13/2010 19:47 | #10546 | TOP COMMENT
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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