A Hundred Million Suns (studio album)
by Snow Patrol

A Hundred Million Suns by Snow Patrol
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-10-24
Overall rank: 8,799th   
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 66 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (146th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,547th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,799th)

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Snow Patrol bestography

A Hundred Million Suns is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Snow Patrol on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Snow Patrol is Eyes Open which is ranked number 2136 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 762.

Snow Patrol album bestography « Higher ranked (2,204th)
Final Straw
This album (8,799th)
A Hundred Million Suns
Lower ranked (11,276th) »
Wildness

(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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A Hundred Million Suns track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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A Hundred Million Suns rankings

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Overall rank: 8,799th | 2000s rank: 1,547th | 2008 rank: 146th

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A Hundred Million Suns ratings

Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 66 votes)
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From 01/17/2022 20:32 | #279606
Another good album after Eyes Open and Final Straw. Very consistent, I enjoyed every track. I actually think the album tracks are better than the singles on this one - my favourites are What If This Storm Ends, Lifeboats, The Golden Floor and Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands.
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70/100
From 01/03/2022 10:33 | #278456
Although this doesn't make the quality of Eyes Open and Final Straw it is still a solid album
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From 09/24/2019 20:27 | #243030
Following songs cover the essence of the album:

1. 'If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It'
2. ' Crack the Shutters'
3. ' Take Back the City'
4. 'Lifeboats'
8. 'The Planets Bend Between Us'
11. 'The Lightning Strike'

The other songs can be skipped in my opinion.
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75/100
From 05/21/2013 13:55 | #76795
I feel like this album is their most under-rated, despite mixed to positive reviews. This is their attempt to step out of their comfort zone a little from making ballads that can be summed up by their singles to, not only retaining that formula but, to expand upon it into an interesting experimentation for the band. The lyrics are about as emotional as poetry and has that scale that Snow Patrol didn't quite acheive on their previous releases and are having difficulty replicating now.
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