Learning To Crawl
by Pretenders
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Learning To Crawl is ranked 2nd best out of 18 albums by Pretenders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pretenders is Pretenders which is ranked number 594 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,835.
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Learning To Crawl 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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| ! | 06/02/2026 04:56 |  serpico | 854 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 09:14 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 07:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,111 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 19:44 | BrianOBX | 36 | 58/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 22:45 | Rivera | 2,045 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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I have 4 of their vinyl's and imagine most people would pick their debut album has their best but I like this album better. It shows that with the personal changes in the group had that Chrissie Hynde is the lead in this group. Some great songs on here but my favorite is "Thin Line Between Love And Hate"
Jboy56 05/17/2024 08:35 | #303572
Great
This is THE Pretenders album. Pretty incredible they were able to regroup after losing half their original lineup to overdoses and put out of the best record of their career. Filled with long-surviving classics (Middle of the Road, Back on the Chain Gang, My City Was Gone, 2000 Miles) and really strong lesser-known gems (Time the Avenger, Show Me, Thin Line Between Love and Hate). Certainly one of the premier new wave/alt-rock albums of the '80s.
jwammo12 03/09/2021 04:58 | #267114 | TOP COMMENT
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Back on The Chain Gang is a nearly perfect song. Show Me and 2000 Miles are also standouts. This is less aggressive than their opening album, but the melodies and instrumentation are superior. Great album
seb7 12/11/2020 16:52 | #262541
Really, not bad.
TheDude85 04/09/2019 15:19 | #234674
From beginning to end this album has no bad tracks.
Sandrof1969 02/17/2018 16:22 | #208574
Contiene una grande hit che è "Middle of the road", stra ballata in gioventù e non solo, ed almeno un altro grande brano qual è la bluesata "My city was gone".
bigeyedfish 12/02/2013 00:01 | #95961 | TOP COMMENT
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My favorite album from one of my favorite bands, supremely confident music which swings between defiance and emotional confession. Though I prefer James Honeyman-Scott as a guitarist, the songwriting here trumps even the classic debut; a perfect comeback from tragedy.
Their most consistent, and probably best, record. The one-two punch opening of “Middle of the Road” and “Back on the Chain Gang” is a killer, and it hardly lets up from there. “Thumbelina” also stands out.
No fillers and one of the best cover ever: Thin Line Between Love and Hate! CH Rocks!
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