Hourglass
by Dave Gahan
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Dave Gahan bestography
Hourglass is ranked 2nd best out of 2 albums by Dave Gahan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dave Gahan is Paper Monsters which is ranked number 15517 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 74.
(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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Hourglass track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hourglass rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  serpico | Top 96 Music Albums of the 2000s | 95/96 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 79 Music Albums of 2007 | 62/79 | 1 |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 101-200 | 83/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 50 Music Albums of 2007 | 20/50 | 3 |
| 2023 |  VasileTurcut | Top 50 Music Albums of 2007 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2021 | mlgprounicorn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2019 |  santropez | Top 4 Music Albums of the 2000s | 4/4 | 5 |
| 2017 | spiritinthesky | Top 25 Music Albums of 2007 | 13/25 | 3 |
| 2016 | kramerfan86 | Top 37 Music Albums of 2007 | 27/37 | 1 |
| 2007 | The Observer | Albums of the year 2007 | 37/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
Hourglass collection
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Hourglass ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/12/2026 22:07 | serpico | 892 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2023 10:37 | videoheadcleaner | 12,361 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2022 10:04 | LosWochos | 47,365 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2019 19:16 | santropez | 227 | 61/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2017 17:48 | VasileTurcut | 1,530 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
Hourglass comments
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serpico 06/12/2026 22:21 | #314907
Gran segundo disco de Dave Gahan, aquí ya se nota mucho más maduro y confiado en la composición, tiene mejores canciones que Paper Monsters en mi opinión, Saw Something, Kingdom, Endless, A Little Lie, Deeper And Deeper, en fin, muy recomendable. (Edited)
santropez 04/15/2019 23:42 | #235050
Best track: "Saw Something"
Weakest track: "Down"
videoheadcleaner 07/17/2009 22:01 | #5263
This was a fluke for me that paid off. Never heard Gahan outside of Depeche Mode but this album has as much to offer as a Depeche Mode album. Standouts are 'Deeper And Deeper' and 'Saw Something'.
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