In The Hothouse
by The Sound
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In The Hothouse is ranked 7th best out of 10 albums by The Sound on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Sound is From The Lion's Mouth which is ranked number 1672 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,025.
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In The Hothouse 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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In The Hothouse rankings summary
Overall rank: 52,848th | 1980s rank: 5,985th | 1985 rank: 541st 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 |  MadhattanJack | Favorite Live Albums | 17/60 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 77 Music Albums of 1985 | 13/77 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Best live albums | 31/51 | - |
| 2026 | MadhattanJack | Top 76 Music Albums of 1985 | 22/76 | 4 |
| 2025 |  craola | Top 20 Music Albums of 1985 | 20/20 | 0 |
| 2023 | LosWochos | Die 100 besten Live-Alben by Musikexpress.de (03/2021) | 92/98 | - |
| 2023 | Junomoogmello | Top 21 Music Albums of 1985 | 21/21 | 0 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1985 | 24/99 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/17/2026 20:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,604 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 22:29 | MadhattanJack | 6,013 | 66/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2022 23:23 | LosWochos | 47,665 | 75/100 |
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Junomoogmello 02/25/2018 17:55 | #209611
This is a great album with tracks like 'Wildest Dreams', 'Burning Part of Me', 'Sense of Purpose' and 'Total Recall'. The Sound were a bridge between Simple Minds and U2 in my opinion. The subtle synth string textures remind me a little bit of Silent Running. Less melodic than Silent Running, more 'angry' than U2 and a more stripped back sound than Simple Minds. My personal favourite is ''Sense of Purpose'.
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