Last Of The Independents
by Pretenders
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Pretenders bestography
Last Of The Independents is ranked 6th best out of 19 albums by Pretenders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pretenders is Pretenders which is ranked number 596 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,802.
(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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Last Of The Independents track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Last Of The Independents rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 52 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 74 Music Albums of 1994 | 47/74 | 2 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1994 | 18/22 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 58 Music Albums of 1994 | 22/58 | 3 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 46 Music Albums of 1994 | 32/46 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 92 Music Albums of 1994 | 76/92 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 23 Music Albums of 1994 | 23/23 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 89/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 38 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 70 | |||
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Last Of The Independents ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/02/2026 04:55 |  serpico | 914 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 18:45 | covecove | 6,741 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 05:01 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Goliath 11/15/2018 15:40 | #224968
Underrated album on this site, Stand By Me is a classic, Night In My Veins and Love Colours are great tracks. Most of the others are worth listening to, though 977 is a bit clunky and Tequila is a bit short.
You can't mistake the Pretenders for Chrissie Hynde has such a recognizable voice. This is pretty much stock standard Pretenders. Nothing overly memorable on this and a few too many ballads for my liking. (Edited)
jwammo12 03/09/2021 22:26 | #267156
This album confirms I am a Chrissie Hynde fan. The songwriting and the sound is great.
nextorgd 08/06/2025 21:59 | #310430
Nice songs in here! (Edited)
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