Waking Hours
by Del Amitri
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Del Amitri bestography
Waking Hours is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Del Amitri on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Del Amitri is Twisted which is ranked number 6533 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 203.
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Waking Hours track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Waking Hours 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 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1989 | 9/29 | 4 |
| 2026 | TastyandTemptin | Top 47 Music Albums of 1989 | 41/47 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1989 | 23/37 | 2 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 10 Music Albums of 1989 | 8/10 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 94/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 141 | |||
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Waking Hours ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/02/2023 08:42 |  MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2023 22:28 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2023 12:01 | TonySayers61 | 25,669 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.3.
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drstuey 03/31/2021 06:19 | #268004 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album. After the jangly indie guitar debut in 1985 (which I loved) they went and lived in the US touring constantly, playing dives and busking and they said that this really helped hone their musicianship and song-writing. Which shows.
'Waking Hours' is what many consider to be Del Amitri's true debut album. Released four years after their post-punk debut, 'Waking Hours' introduced the very Wallflowers-like alternative sound the band is famous for, as well as some of Del Amitri's most well-known singles. Everything on this album sounds and feels different from the debut; from the radio-friendly melodies to the mature lyrics and the deep instrumentation.
Through happy anthems and vulnerable ballads, Del Amitri proves that they have what it takes to craft successful alternative rock songs with s folk-rock vibe. It's a mix that makes every song memorable. This is one of those rare albums without any bad or forgettable songs.
If there ever was an essential album within the adult contemporary Celtic alternative genre, this album is definitely it.
ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/25/2010 20:24 | #10012 | TOP COMMENT
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I like Del Amitri, really like the song "Not where its at"
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