Actually (studio album) by Pet Shop Boys
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Actually is ranked as the best album by Pet Shop Boys.
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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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85/100  | 07/18/2025 17:42 | daCritic | | 73/100 |
70/100 | 06/18/2025 19:21 |  idiotican | | 74/100 |
80/100 | 06/11/2025 15:37 | SD100852 | | 76/100 |
90/100 | 06/08/2025 02:04 | CokeBabies | | 83/100 |
55/100 | 03/20/2025 15:47 | spinout | | 81/100 |
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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 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Strangel 01/29/2025 11:05
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
The rare pop album that peaks at the end.
Jboy56 02/16/2022 15:57
Actually a good album.
planetneutral 02/07/2021 17:51
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.
Good album...Great album cover!
Very much a continuation of their debut "Please" with fluttering synthpop melodies and despairing lyrics, with a few of the tracks hitting on modern-day crises like thatcher-era britain or AIDS. The main difference here is they allow their tracks to stretch out a bit, with most of them sitting around 5 minutes long, and being able to have more time with these great songs is nothing but a good thing. Pretty much rivals their debut in terms of quality, of which it's high.
DeusExMackia 01/25/2018 22:19
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.
my favorite PSB album... what have I done to deserve this and its a sin I could listen to until my death bed
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