The Time Machine
by Alan Parsons
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Alan Parsons bestography
The Time Machine is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Alan Parsons on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Alan Parsons is On Air which is ranked number 24522 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 40.
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The Time Machine rankings summary
Overall rank: 30,474th | 1990s rank: 4,616th | 1999 rank: 510th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2019 | pejo13 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 31/50 | 11 |
| 2014 | pentapolin | DISCOGRAPHY | 14/38 | - |
| 2014 | pentapolin | Top 7 Music Albums of 1999 | 2/7 | 4 |
| 2014 | pentapolin | Top 52 Music Albums of the 1990s | 26/52 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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| ! | 05/04/2026 09:41 |  MetalMan67 | 6,222 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2021 20:36 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2019 17:17 | Steppenwolf666 | 9,991 | 89/100 |
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Mdemauri 05/28/2014 18:32 in What album are you listening to right now?
Mdemauri 05/28/2014 18:32 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
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Mdemauri 05/30/2014 14:35 | #113303
I thought this was a decent album. A lot of classic APP touch points and several of the same musicians that played in the APP. If you like the Alan Parsons Project, I think you'd like this.
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