The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart bestography
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart is ranked as the best album by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 4/23 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 201-300 | 6/100 | - |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 59 Music Albums of 2009 | 39/59 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 25 Music Albums of 2009 | 9/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 27 Music Albums of 2009 | 15/27 | 2 |
| 2026 |  SingingPeasant96 | Kissing Just For Practice : Indie Pop (Twee & Jangle) | 38/98 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 2009 | 50/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard 2009 Year in Review | 39/52 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 210 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 813 | |||
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/09/2026 20:37 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2026 23:20 |  ecocruzr | 308 | 68/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 08:50 | HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,275 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart forum mentions
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart comments
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zdwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/24/2013 20:39 | #89140 | TOP COMMENT
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Sort of channeling late-80s British alt-rock, falling somewhere between The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Stone Roses. Good, in a jangly guitar sort of way.
I really like this album - it reminds me so much of all the things I like best about early My Bloody Valentine. Music to make me smile :)
Freddie55 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/23/2009 17:42 | #7837 | TOP COMMENT
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Could be straight out of a mid-80s John Hughes soundtrack if it weren't so fuzzy. If you don't need to hear lyrics it's good listening.
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/15/2017 03:47 | #198017 | TOP COMMENT
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very reminiscent of jesus and mary chain
Great shoegaze album (Edited)
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