The Luxury Gap (studio album) by Heaven 17

The Luxury Gap by Heaven 17
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 10,945th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 45 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (147th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,577th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,945th)
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Heaven 17 The Luxury Gap (Vinyl LP, 1983 Virgin Records AL 9628)
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Heaven 17 The Luxury Gap Cassette Tape Arista Virgin AC 8-8020 Tape NM VGC
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Heaven 17 The Luxury Gap CD Caroline Records 1983
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Heaven 17 bestography

The Luxury Gap is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Heaven 17 on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Heaven 17 is Penthouse And Pavement which is ranked number 4845 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 283.

Heaven 17 album bestography « Higher ranked (4,845th) This album (10,945th) Lower ranked (29,832nd) »
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The Luxury Gap track list

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 45 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.

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From 07/20/2019 09:04
A great eighties synth pop album with a really 'summery' feel to it. In my opinion, this is the best of the top three with 'How Men Are' in second and 'Penthouse and Pavement' in third place. 'Temptation' and 'Come Live With Me' are standouts. 'Best Kept Secret' with its subtle synth washes and up front vocals also ticks the box for me.
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The first album on cassette i ever had, maybe even my first album in any format. Got it along with a Sony Walkman and sound wise i just remember it sounded incredible. Doesn't sound the same through spotify and through 40 odd year old ears with tinnitus. Though the album is actually ok, better than I thought it would be. Nostalgia eh. I doubt I've heard this since 85
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
4. War by U2
5. Synchronicity by The Police
6. Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
7. Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
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