Hold On Now, Youngster...
by Los Campesinos!
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Hold On Now, Youngster... is ranked as the best album by Los Campesinos!.
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Hold On Now, Youngster... track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Hold On Now, Youngster... rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top Greatest Music Albums 201-300 | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 94 Music Albums of 2008 | 26/94 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Heineken.es Mejores Discos internacionales 2008 | 12/20 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | All Music Guide Albums of the Year 2008 Pop New Releases | 9/64 | - |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 86 Music Albums of 2008 | 60/86 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 79 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 305 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2026 22:53 | Proto | 4,371 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2026 10:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,297 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 14:24 | AledJames | 1,712 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Hold On Now, Youngster... forum mentions
Repo 12/26/2018 14:03 in What album are you listening to right now?
Jimmy Dread 07/20/2016 13:40 in This Diary Isn’t For You Jimmy Dread 09/19/2015 10:34 in The Alphabet Roster: HHold On Now, Youngster... comments
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Years after its release, I have found what I initially considered to be merely a "good" album, is actually one of the best albums. The vibrant energy juxtaposed to the sometimes antithetical lyrics, the snarky teen angst, the clever wordplay. Every line in every song is worth repeating in your head and mulling over. I can't imagine another album like this.
louisjwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2015 16:33 | #142146 | TOP COMMENT
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This album rules! It's just full of energy and borrows from many different genres: pop, punk and indie. Great stuff! After listening to it, I wasn't the least bit surprised to find that Pitchfork praised the hell out of the album when it came out.
You! Me! Dancing! Is a really fun track. There's a lot of energy in this album as well. Sounds much older than it is despite it being fairly standard indie pop. Really shows how far ahead of its time it was.
Fantastic. Feels like they're ready to take on anything and pulverize anybody who stands in their way. One of the most exciting debuts in recent memory
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