Hope In A Darkened Heart
by Virginia Astley
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Virginia Astley bestography
Hope In A Darkened Heart is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Virginia Astley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Virginia Astley is From Gardens Where We Feel Secure which is ranked number 3233 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 470.
(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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Hope In A Darkened Heart track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hope In A Darkened Heart rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 44/61 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 13/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 23/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1986 | 53/78 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  SuedeSwede | Top 98 Greatest Music Albums | 5/98 | 82 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 163 | |||
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Hope In A Darkened Heart ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/20/2026 01:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,560 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 14:24 | JamesMowbray | 5,649 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 05:28 |  awesomness425 | 2,004 | 77/100 |
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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 76.0/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.5.
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