A New Flame
by Simply Red

A New Flame by Simply Red
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 6,616th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 66 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (88th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (959th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,616th)

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SIMPLY RED (2) A New Flame PLUS Picture Book 1986 Folk, World, & Country (P)
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Simply Red bestography

A New Flame is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Simply Red on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Simply Red is Picture Book which is ranked number 3483 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 425.

Simply Red album bestography « Higher ranked (4,822nd)
Stars
This album (6,616th)
A New Flame
Lower ranked (21,197th) »
Life

(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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A New Flame rankings

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Overall rank: 6,616th | 1980s rank: 959th | 1989 rank: 88th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 66 votes)
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11/12/2025 23:51 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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From 10/09/2018 16:34 | #222274
Nothing revolutionary but a great pop album none the less.
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