In The Lonely Hour
by Sam Smith
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In The Lonely Hour is ranked as the best album by Sam Smith.
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In The Lonely Hour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
In The Lonely Hour rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2014 | 3/41 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2014 | 57/90 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 4 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2014 | 3/75 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 11 Music Albums of 2014 | 11/11 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2010s | 18/68 | - |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 24 Music Albums of 2014 | 14/24 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 4 | 19/37 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 68 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 163 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/09/2026 04:07 | alexandermause | 1,590 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 13:47 | TonySayers61 | 26,014 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 22:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,586 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 62.1/100, a mean average of 61.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.5.
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neilgee 02/06/2023 09:40 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Sam Smith has a significant problem in this album: he, or his writers, are pretty garbage at writing songs. Even if they're heartfelt, they have no impact unless it directly relates to your situation and come across as either cheesy or tacky. A good chunk of the songs also sound like procedurally generated pop drivel that will never make an impact in anyone's ears, especially not when your opening track is one such track. That being said, the piano combined with Smith's powerful, evocative vocals can really, *really* make songs soar, and several of the songs on the album are truly exceptional and stay with you for a long time. I'd rate the album a 65 if this was the Shadows edition, which boasts some incredible features for the album's 3 best songs *especially* Lay Me Down with John Legend which is one of the most beautiful duets I've ever heard if not the single most.
Key Cuts: Stay With Me, I'm Not the Only One, Lay Me Down
A good voice doesn't make a good album.
Everything smells artificially product for tv audience.
As with his breakthrough feature on Disclosure's "Latch", Smith's powerful voice carries this album and is its foundation. His vocals seem to effortlessly convey emotion in a way that will appeal to many audiences. I believe this album has lived up to his hype and potential.
DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/12/2018 16:52 | #224819 | TOP COMMENT
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Even Nytol can't beat how good In The Lonely Hour is at sending you to sleep.
The snob in me says no!, but my dancing daughters, and simple feelings inside me says good:)
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