Holding Back The River
by Wet Wet Wet
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Wet Wet Wet bestography
Holding Back The River is ranked 4th best out of 8 albums by Wet Wet Wet on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wet Wet Wet is Popped In Souled Out which is ranked number 50960 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13.
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Holding Back The River track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Holding Back The River rankings summary
Overall rank: 79,715th | 1980s rank: 8,617th | 1989 rank: 921st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1989 | 47/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 54 Music Albums of 1989 | 29/54 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/08/2023 05:44 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2021 19:32 | byuzak | 3,249 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2020 20:12 | ruiandr77 | 1,839 | 68/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2019 07:11 | Pluto11 | 12,259 | 72/100 |
| ! | 10/23/2018 21:38 | Bydand | 191 | 72/100 |
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