The Sky's Gone Out
by Bauhaus

Album
The Sky's Gone Out by Bauhaus
Year: 1982
Release date: 1982-10-22
Overall rank: 4,631st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 114 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (71st)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (668th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,631st)

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Bauhaus bestography

The Sky's Gone Out is ranked 4th best out of 16 albums by Bauhaus on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bauhaus is In The Flat Field which is ranked number 1231 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,415.

Bauhaus album bestography « Higher ranked (3,394th)
Mask This album (4,631st)
The Sky's Gone Out Lower ranked (14,749th) »
1979–1983

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The Sky's Gone Out rankings

The Sky's Gone Out rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,631st | 1980s rank: 668th | 1982 rank: 71st  Overall chart history
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The Sky's Gone Out ratings

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77/100 (from 114 votes)
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 !		08/28/2026 11:05 RasmV  Ratings distribution  2,61473/100
 
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The Sky's Gone Out forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 08/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5413): By telegram
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by telegram () 1. by (1972) 2. by (1967) 3. (1980) 4. by (1979) 5. by (2006) 8. (1999) 9. by (1988) 10. by (2004) 11. by (1979) 12. by by (1969) 14. by (2020) 15. by by (2008) 17. by by by (1979) 21. by (1998) 22. by (1983) 23. by (2013) 25. by…”
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From dihansse 03/20/2024 20:49 in My discoveries per year
“And also for 1982 only an album from my wishlist: This third album is as good as the first two which means very good. Maybe a bit more experimental especially in the second part but also these tracks contribute to the very special dark atmosphere of this album and from the hard rocking Third Uncle…”
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From 10/23/2017 18:41 | #199974 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
It's almost criminal that this album is rated as low as it is. Way better than 10,000th : (
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From 10/02/2014 20:21 | #123197 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Best album by Bauhaus. Very underrated.
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Best Albums of  1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
3. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
4. Pornography by The Cure
5. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
8. Rio by Duran Duran
9. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
10. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen