Forever Young
by Alphaville
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Forever Young is ranked as the best album by Alphaville.
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Forever Young track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Forever Young 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 | matterhornrider | Top 65 Music Albums of 1984 | 50/65 | 1 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 99 Music Albums of 1984 | 55/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 33 Music Albums of 1984 | 21/33 | 2 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (66), #0001-0100* | 27/78 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 42 Music Albums of 1984 | 17/42 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 106 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 289 | |||
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Forever Young ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 14:01 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2026 08:27 | cicadelic | 14,148 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 00:44 |  serpico | 914 | 85/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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neilgee 02/18/2023 21:36 in What music video are you watching right now?Forever Young comments
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Alphaville nailed the use of Linn Drum, coupled with really punchy synth bass lines overlaid with catchy synth lead lines. Add to the mix Marian Gold's strong vocal abilities this makes for a very good formula. Particular favourites are Big in Japan, Forever Young and Victory of Love.
Album Rating: 81.40
(814/10)
Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Forever Young
27.09.1984
Should be awful but 40 year's on, it's synth laden nostalgia and uplifting bounce feels like a release from present day maelstrom. It's an 80s classic that isn't all about the singles (although, they are the best tracks on here).
1.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Victory Of Love 85
2.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Summer In Berlin 85
3.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Big In Japan 99
4.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - To Germany With Love 76
5.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Fallen Angel 72
6.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Forever Young 91
7.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - In The Mood 83
8.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Sounds Like A Melody 80
9.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Lies 70
10.Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - The Jet Set 73
Ranked in order of preference:
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Big In Japan 99
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Forever Young 91
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Victory Of Love 85
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Summer In Berlin 85
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - In The Mood 83
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Sounds Like A Melody 80
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - To Germany With Love 76
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - The Jet Set 73
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Fallen Angel 72
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Lies 70
(Edited)
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/04/2013 14:38 | #60059 | TOP COMMENT
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Two relatively memorable songs do not a great album make. (Edited)
Forever young the song is a true masterpiece, as good as any song from the 1980's. Rest of the album is not as strong as this track but is worth acquiring.
Big in Japan & Forever Young are one of the 80's greatest!
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