Actually
by Pet Shop Boys
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Actually is ranked as the best album by Pet Shop Boys.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Actually track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/17/2026 16:09 |  Milhaud | 1,801 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 21:21 | Hyggevinyl | 4,223 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 21:31 |  RasmV | 2,501 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/14/2025 22:23 |  MagicSix | 893 | 60/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 19:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,448 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Strangel 01/29/2025 11:05 | #307305
I mirror the guy on the right when listening to this. Boring as batshit.
Album Rating: 84.00
(840/10)
1.One More Chance. 84
2.What Have I Done To Deserve This? 85
3.Shopping. 83
4.Rent. 100
5.Hit Music. 73
6.It Couldn't Happen Here. 76
7.It's A Sin. 95
8.I Want To Wake Up. 74
9.Heart. 90
10.King's Cross. 80
teague 02/28/2022 16:59 | #281996
The rare pop album that peaks at the end.
Jboy56 02/16/2022 15:57 | #281387
Actually a good album.
planetneutral 02/07/2021 17:51 | #265973
Seems to have a dull-as-death song for every good/great one.
Actually suffers from tracks that go on a little too long removing the original punch.
DeusExMackia 01/25/2018 22:19 | #206511
Solid pop fluff of the highest quality. The light and breezy production really makes those synths and sharp beats sing, but it's real talent is found in just how classy this well-made record is. Delivers absolute classics like What Have I Done To Deserve This? and It's A Sin, but isn't afraid to tackle tougher stuff such as on Kings Cross and It Could Happen Here, and it does it with enough sincerity to show that it isn't just trying to score points easily. An essential piece of the late-80s pop sound.
The best Pet shop boys album, full of good songs with, it's a sin, the obvious highlight. As always with PSB's, Neil Tennant's weak singing voice tarnishes the songs slightly, but that's only a minor complaint. A very good record.
junodog4 04/05/2014 20:41 | #108586
Fantastic pop. Has more depth than many of their contemporaries.
paladisiac 07/30/2012 15:40 | #47475
For the most part, this album follows the tried-and-true cassette hit singles album format: dud/hit/dud/hit/dud, turn tape over, dud/hit/dud/hit/dud. Except that the last couple of "duds" are ok. And of course, the hits can be pretty spectacular pop masterpieces.
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