Afternoons In Utopia
by Alphaville

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Afternoons In Utopia by Alphaville
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 21,590th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 20 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (283rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (2,774th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,590th)

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Alphaville bestography

Afternoons In Utopia is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Alphaville on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alphaville is Forever Young which is ranked number 4886 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 290.

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Afternoons In Utopia rankings summary
Overall rank: 21,590th | 1980s rank: 2,774th | 1986 rank: 283rd  Overall chart history
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Afternoons In Utopia ratings

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71/100 (from 20 votes)
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 !		03/30/2026 03:04 Helios  Ratings distribution  6,24769/100
 
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From 11/01/2025 12:04 | #311540
Album Rating: 72.25
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Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Afternoons In Utopia

05.06.1986

Nowhere near as good as their 1984 debut but it's still decent, nostalgic, white dog poo meets black forest gateau. Track 6 'Sensations' sounds like a mixture of The Cure's 'Lovecats' and INXS's 'New Sensation'.

1.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - IAO 74
2.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Fantastic Dream 68
3.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Jerusalem 73
4.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Dance With Me 70
5.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Afternoons In Utopia 68
6.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Sensations 79
7.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - 20th Century 74
8.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - The Voyager 76
9.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Carol Masters 69
10.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Universal Daddy 72
11.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Lassie Come Home 77
12.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Red Rose 67
13.Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Lady Bright n/a (63) n/a

Ranked in order of preference:

* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Sensations 79
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Lassie Come Home 77
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - The Voyager 76
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - 20th Century 74
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - IAO 74
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Jerusalem 73
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Universal Daddy 72
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Dance With Me 70
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Carol Masters 69
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Fantastic Dream 68
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Afternoons In Utopia 68
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Red Rose 67
* Alphaville (AIU - DE/GER - Jun 86) - Lady Bright n/a (63) n/a (Edited)
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Rating:  
65/100
From 04/15/2019 23:45 | #235054
Best track: "Lassie Come Home"
Weakest track: "Universal Daddy"
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