Secondhand Daylight (studio album) by Magazine

Secondhand Daylight by Magazine
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 4,253rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 91 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (73rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (732nd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,253rd)
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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 1137 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,560.

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Secondhand Daylight track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 91 votes)
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11/13/2023 16:38 Jboy56  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,08578/100
 
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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 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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85/100
From 07/04/2018 19:24
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.
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From 01/15/2017 21:18
The second in a superb trilogy. Very good album. Underrated.
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95/100
From 12/30/2014 20:41
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.
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90/100
From 04/24/2013 14:54
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.
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80/100
From 03/27/2013 13:00
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.
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70/100
From 10/21/2012 14:33
Permafrost.
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From 04/07/2012 08:57
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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