Memorial Beach
by a-ha
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a-ha bestography
Memorial Beach is ranked 8th best out of 20 albums by a-ha on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by a-ha is Hunting High And Low which is ranked number 1800 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 952.
(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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Memorial Beach track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Memorial Beach rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1993 | 11/50 | - |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1993 | 49/90 | 2 |
| 2023 |  RevolverCB72 | a-ha: Best Studio Albums | 7/11 | - |
| 2023 | RevolverCB72 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1993 | 16/20 | 1 |
| 2023 | DaaN | Top 39 Music Albums of 1993 | 33/39 | 1 |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 56 Music Albums of 1993 | 48/56 | 1 |
| 2021 | Daredevil42 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1993 | 32/35 | 1 |
| 2021 | mlgprounicorn | Top 53 Music Albums of 1993 | 37/53 | 2 |
| 2021 | obserw99 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 4/50 | 44 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 82 | |||
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Memorial Beach ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/23/2026 01:17 | iann97 | 2,235 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 00:17 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 15:19 |  Tamthebam | 23,334 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.1/100, a mean average of 67.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.8.
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Memorial Beach forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2020 17:02 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2020View latest topic →
albummaster 03/09/2014 14:00 in World album of the day (#551): Memorial Beach by a-haView latest topic →
Memorial Beach comments
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A pop rock masterpiece. Unheard by the masses, loved and respected by those in the know. Q magazine gave this 4 stars. 'Nuff said.
demetrios 08/10/2011 15:55 | #26055
Actually NOT enough said
Q magazine included this in their list of 50 best albums of the year.
NOW enough said :)
A hidden treasure
..one of the best albums ever from Norway (if not the best)
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