Ammonia Avenue
by The Alan Parsons Project

Ammonia Avenue by The Alan Parsons Project
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 7,163rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 96 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (105th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,028th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,163rd)

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The Alan Parsons Project bestography

Ammonia Avenue is ranked 6th best out of 18 albums by The Alan Parsons Project on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Alan Parsons Project is I Robot which is ranked number 1718 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 985.

The Alan Parsons Project album bestography « Higher ranked (6,725th)
Pyramid
This album (7,163rd)
Ammonia Avenue
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Ammonia Avenue

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Ammonia Avenue rankings

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Overall rank: 7,163rd | 1980s rank: 1,028th | 1984 rank: 105th

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70/100 (from 96 votes)
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70/100
 
02/13/2026 18:17 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,13876/100
 
85/100
 
12/23/2025 20:29 spinout  Ratings distribution  3,28981/100
 
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09/05/2025 07:31 jeremy9  Ratings distribution  3,67170/100
 
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05/12/2025 15:10 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,89884/100
 
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03/21/2025 12:49 Philly28  Ratings distribution  90569/100

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70/100
From 12/20/2019 17:27 | #245842
Beginning of the end with this album. Prime time, Don't answer Me & You Won't Believe are the highlights.
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From 02/12/2018 22:04 | #207894
Alan Parson has produced some excellent albums and this is one of his best with tracks like Don't Answer Me', 'You Don't Believe', 'Prime Time' and 'Ammonia Avenue'. Having worked as a Sound Engineer with The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies and Steven Wilson to name but a few, it is no surprise that the musicianship and production on all of his albums is quality.
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From 01/30/2016 10:51 | #158207
All I can say is it's well produced.
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