Secondhand Daylight
by Magazine
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Magazine bestography
Secondhand Daylight is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Magazine on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Magazine is Real Life which is ranked number 1102 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,575.
(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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Secondhand Daylight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Secondhand Daylight ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 01/20/2026 10:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,293 | 70/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 17:34 |  EyeKanFly | 8,544 | 65/100 | |
| 11/25/2025 22:48 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,286 | 84/100 | |
| 05/06/2025 00:41 | ForARide | 35 | 88/100 | |
| 06/26/2024 23:36 | PapaShiz86 | 11,230 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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It's not entirely clear what target audience Howard Devoto was aiming for when he wrote the song Permafrost for this album, but let's all hope its a small "niche" market.
The second in a superb trilogy. Very good album. Underrated.
This is definetely one of my "lights out + headphones + concentration" albums. It's so rewarding to give this album 42:33 minutes of your lifetime.
meccalecca 04/24/2013 14:54 | #74349
A more relaxed and steady approach than their debut, Secondhand Daylight sounds ahead of its time.
Boo69. I completely agree, The Thin Air is definitely a major highlight. I feel like that song is a missing link between Dark Side of the Moon and Moon Safari.
Not sure if i prefer this or Real Life. Both different in sound but equal in brilliance. Back To Nature is a favourite but the instrumental The Thin Air deserves to be mentioned too.
johnner 10/21/2012 14:33 | #52956
Permafrost.
lancashirearab 04/07/2012 08:57 | #39653
This is such a great album. Devoto's lyrics, McGeoch's guitar, Adamson's bass, Doyle's drums and Formula's keyboards all fit together so well.
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