Skying
by The Horrors (UK)
The Horrors (UK) bestography
Skying is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by The Horrors (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Horrors (UK) is Primary Colours which is ranked number 1397 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,220.
(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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Skying track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/29/2025 17:28 | mutant | 1,634 | 55/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 04:56 |  nextorgd | 1,127 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2025 20:42 | dhbarrett | 8,254 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2025 07:55 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2025 14:26 | Radiohead76 | 359 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Change of style from previous album. Expanded with a wall of synths in a serene goth rock fashion. Very good. One you can immerse yourself in.
Brad1770 05/19/2020 05:28 | #251704
The singles are awesome highlighted by the superb “Still Life “ but unfortunately there are a few tracks here that run too long and quite frankly wear out their welcome
Good but far from great as a complete piece
A tad disappointed with this after the excellent Primary Colours. To be honest this just sounds like the Psychedelic Furs to my ears.
ButterThumbz 03/02/2014 16:13 | #105128
Thoroughly enjoyable. Not the most original of sounds but they certainly know their stuff.
brilliant Album!
Secondsoul 12/21/2012 13:42 | #58444
Consistently good album. Dive In and Still Life are my favourite tracks.
lancashirearab 06/26/2012 05:54 | #45373
Admired by my son, enjoyed by myself.
Sean 01/01/2012 16:26 | #34124
Good album
covecove 10/03/2011 03:35 | #27990
Love the fact that even though Primary Colours was awesome they try not to typecast themselves and go for a more accesible ride for their third album, the superb odysseys in Wild Eyed and Oceans Burning are the standouts
CellarDoor 09/19/2011 05:29 | #27665
It's totally derivative, but it's also lush and fun.
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