Alpha
by Asia
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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 2818 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 554.
(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 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Alpha rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (66), #0001-0100* | 69/78 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | 701-800 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 69 Music Albums of 1983 | 68/69 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 75 Music Albums of 1983 | 65/75 | 1 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 25/53 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Andras | Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s | 34/36 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 24/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 45 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 59 | |||
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Alpha ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/13/2025 09:24 | Andras | 255 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2025 13:26 |  Squonk007 | 768 | 24/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2025 20:37 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
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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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Alpha forum mentions
jackup 03/16/2026 14:38 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Lachapelle 05/23/2018 16:57 in What album are you listening to right now?Alpha comments
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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).
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2016 03:51 | #179781
Not quite as good as the debut, but still a solid album.
bojolpif71 01/31/2015 12:00 | #133265
Asia en toute petite forme..
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