The Blue Hour
by Suede
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Suede bestography
The Blue Hour is ranked 7th best out of 21 albums by Suede on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Suede is Dog Man Star which is ranked number 471 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,599.
(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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The Blue Hour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Blue Hour rankings
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The Blue Hour ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/09/2026 03:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,391 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 13:03 | cicadelic | 13,574 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 02:47 |  imacgill | 2,807 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2025 18:07 | Andras | 255 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 06:13 | Proto | 4,239 | 33/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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No signs of Suede slowing down. This is another strong album with some great tracks, my favourite being the operatic Don't Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You.
Brad1770 01/15/2019 11:57 | #229713
25 years after their seminal self tilted debut it's wonderful that Sued are still making music and music that matters at that
I wasn't too enamoured with 2016's 'Night Thoughts' but I'm really digging this album. It's an English Gothic gem of a record that is dark and brooding yet has that Sued charm and swagger
Great come back from one our generations most important bands
Nothing offensive but nothing groundbreaking. It's Suede being Suede and it's fine.
Quite possibly the best Suede album since Coming up. It's obvious the band and hungry and inspired. And it's a real grower too. There's no, Animal nitrate, here but as a complete piece of work it's a fine effort. Very good.
johnner 09/21/2018 18:25 | #221401 | TOP COMMENT
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As time goes by it becomes more and more apparent how Suede were one, if not THE most important band of the nineties. Whilst the new album isn’t quite a return to the punked-up, bottom-slapping, glam rock of the glory days, it is a mature and noble addition to their back catalogue with a welcome step towards (surprisingly enough) Art Rock.
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