Release (studio album)
by Pet Shop Boys
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Pet Shop Boys bestography
Release is ranked 16th best out of 31 albums by Pet Shop Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pet Shop Boys is Actually which is ranked number 1353 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,258.
(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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Release track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Release ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/20/2025 14:33 |  Taka | 1,058 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2025 10:51 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,227 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2024 20:32 | Olli | 6,672 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2024 05:44 | Cyrax | 1,765 | 61/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2024 21:50 | LosWochos | 46,643 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.
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Uhhh yeah I don't think the boys fare well with bland sophisti-pop. "Release" has its moments, but the synths are desperately missed.
Eastwood 03/16/2015 09:06 | #137020
Good pop/synthpop album. Best 10 songs average is 85,0/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best songs are "Home and dry" and "I get along" both 90/100, followed by "Birthday boy" and "London" both 85/100. All other songs only just good 80/100.
johnner 08/04/2012 22:26 | #47813
Totally underrated and one of their greatest lp's to rank alongside Please and Actually. In particular, Love Is a Catastrophy is excellent.
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