Sweet Heart Sweet Light
by Spiritualized
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Spiritualized bestography
Sweet Heart Sweet Light is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Spiritualized on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spiritualized is Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space which is ranked number 261 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,085.
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Sweet Heart Sweet Light track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Sweet Heart Sweet Light rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 46 Music Albums of 2012 | 33/46 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ShadowColossi | Top 70 Music Albums of the 2010s | 46/70 | 7 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 58 Music Albums of 2012 | 15/58 | 4 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  sageamagoo | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2010s | 91/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | JeffN999 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2012 | 15/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | SWQW TOP 10 Pop / Rock 2012 | 9/10 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 31/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 166 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 548 | |||
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Sweet Heart Sweet Light ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 02:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,338 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2025 14:40 | JacobMullis | 785 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2025 01:28 | Skerns | 5,215 | 80/100 |
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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 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Sweet Heart Sweet Light forum mentions
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Sweet Heart Sweet Light comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2013 16:03 | #59791 | TOP COMMENT
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Jason Pierce brings some better songs this time around but the spacey delivery still comes off a bit languid. That's not the case on "Hey Jane", "headin' for the top now" and "I am what i am" (i love backing vox and guitar wankery); but otherwise, i hope you can feel the words he sings because there isn't much more in his alt-space-rock to merit repeated spins. "so long you pretty thing" is a nice closer.
I could listen to Hey Jane all day, that track is just so much fun!!!
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/12/2013 16:14 | #68011 | TOP COMMENT
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Not quite as profound as Ladies & Gentlemen, but also not all that far off.
Great album, my favorite of 2012 so far. Incredibly moving album, especially the final (and best track) "So Long You Pretty Thing". It reminds me a lot of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, which is a pretty great compliment to get. "Hey Jane" is also just a great rock song as well. After Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a strong contender for Spiritualized's 2nd best album
This is a great album. Maybe the best of 2012. I think it is not appreciated now as it should be and it will be hailed as one of the best, or the best of 2012 in the future. In my opinion this record is a work of art. The packaging is very nice and it comes in white vynil.
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