Get Close (studio album)
by Pretenders

Get Close by Pretenders
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 8,000th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 92 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (116th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,163rd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,000th)

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Pretenders bestography

Get Close is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Pretenders on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Pretenders is Pretenders which is ranked number 579 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,955.

Pretenders album bestography « Higher ranked (3,264th)
Pretenders II
This album (8,000th)
Get Close
Lower ranked (15,802nd) »
Last Of The Independents

(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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Get Close track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Get Close rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,000th | 1980s rank: 1,163rd | 1986 rank: 116th

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 92 votes)
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From 05/08/2023 06:08 | #296734
Don't Get Me Wrong the singles are great but the album tracks are just as good. Fantastic album
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Maybe the most enjoyable and accessible Pretenders album. Their debut might just shade it but if I had only one of their albums to take to a desert island it's be this one.
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Best Albums of 1986
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2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
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