The Luxury Gap
by Heaven 17
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The Luxury Gap is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Heaven 17 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Heaven 17 is Penthouse And Pavement which is ranked number 4680 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 305.
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The Luxury Gap track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Luxury Gap rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/09/2026 05:11 | matterhornrider | 5,110 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 09:44 |  O.T. | 898 | 65/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 10:36 |  Leonard | 6,620 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 04:45 |  zags7000 | 20,565 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2025 01:30 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,366 | 85/100 |
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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 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
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A great eighties synth pop album with a really 'summery' feel to it. In my opinion, this is the best of the top three with 'How Men Are' in second and 'Penthouse and Pavement' in third place. 'Temptation' and 'Come Live With Me' are standouts. 'Best Kept Secret' with its subtle synth washes and up front vocals also ticks the box for me.
Graeme2 04/15/2016 19:28 | #163876
The first album on cassette i ever had, maybe even my first album in any format. Got it along with a Sony Walkman and sound wise i just remember it sounded incredible. Doesn't sound the same through spotify and through 40 odd year old ears with tinnitus. Though the album is actually ok, better than I thought it would be. Nostalgia eh. I doubt I've heard this since 85
johnner 10/21/2012 19:27 | #53046
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