Alpha
by Asia

Alpha by Asia
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 18,249th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 65 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (231st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,399th)
Award Best albums of all time (18,249th)

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ASIA ~ Alpha (1983 Geffen) Nice Cd Clean Germany Import Htf
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ASIA (2 X LP Vinyl) Self-Titled 1982 / Alpha 1983 / Autographed Album Booklet
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Asia bestography

Alpha is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Asia on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Asia is Asia which is ranked number 2784 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 561.

Asia album bestography « Higher ranked (2,784th)
Asia
This album (18,249th)
Alpha
Lower ranked (19,301st) »
XXX

(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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Alpha rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 18,249th | 1980s rank: 2,399th | 1983 rank: 231st

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Alpha ratings

Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 65 votes)
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80/100
 
11/13/2025 09:24 Andras  Ratings distribution  25578/100
 
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08/08/2025 13:26 Squonk007  Ratings distribution  74924/100
 
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05/06/2025 20:37 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
65/100
 
04/19/2025 04:46 SeventhOne  Ratings distribution  16267/100
 
75/100
 
12/06/2024 03:53 Philly28  Ratings distribution  94169/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.3/100, a mean average of 63.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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70/100
From 08/20/2023 09:05 | #298735
Excellent cover art which screams prog. The futuristic world depicted hinting at the music within. The musicianship is first class, plenty of eighties style reverb laid over the synths and drums. The vocals seem a little drowned out at times, the kick drum is way to low in the mix, something I have noted with their debut also. The mix sounding messy at times. I prefer side 2 (vinyl).
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75/100
From 12/09/2016 03:51 | #179781
Not quite as good as the debut, but still a solid album.
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65/100
From 01/31/2015 12:00 | #133265
Asia en toute petite forme..
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