The Great Pretender (studio album)
by Lester Bowie
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The Great Pretender is ranked as the best album by Lester Bowie.
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The Great Pretender track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (4 out of 6 tracks have been rated).
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The Great Pretender rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 36,661st | 1980s rank: 4,530th | 1981 rank: 489th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/50 | 3 |
| 2025 | covecove | All That Jazz... | 37/100 | - |
| 2024 | PurpleHazel | Top 31 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/31 | 4 |
| 2021 | uDiscoverMusic | The Best Albums Of 1982 | 31/68 | - |
| 2021 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 1982 | New Music Express | NME Albums Of The Year 1982 | 30/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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The Great Pretender ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/13/2025 22:03 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,391 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2025 14:38 | covecove | 6,462 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2017 13:36 | PurpleHazel | 1,499 | 79/100 |
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