Angels & Ghosts

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Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers, Angels & Ghosts cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 October 2015
Genre
Length38:29
Label Columbia
Producer Soulsavers
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers chronology
The Light the Dead See
(2012)
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)
Kubrick
(2015)
Dave Gahan chronology
The Light the Dead See
(2012)
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)
Imposter
(2021)
No.TitleLength
1."Shine"3:40
2."You Owe Me"4:22
3."Tempted"4:19
4."All of This and Nothing"4:17
5."One Thing"4:40
6."Don't Cry"4:43
7."Lately"4:32
8."The Last Time"3:57
9."My Sun"3:59
Total length:38:29

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 9
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [18] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [19] 60
French Albums (SNEP) [20] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 5
Greek Albums (IFPI) [22] 25
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [23] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA) [24] 62
Italian Albums (FIMI) [25] 7
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [26] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [27] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC) [28] 30
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [29] 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [30] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [31] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [32] 27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [33] 2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [34] 23
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [35] 31

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