The Breathtaking Blue (studio album)
by Alphaville
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Alphaville bestography
The Breathtaking Blue is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Alphaville on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Alphaville is Forever Young which is ranked number 4571 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 306.
(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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The Breathtaking Blue track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Breathtaking Blue rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Top 21 Music Albums of 1989 | 18/21 | 1 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Germany (DE) - Ranked | 3/45 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Alphaville (DE/GER) - Ranked | 2/6 | - |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Apr 89 - Best Albums & Tracks | Apr 1989 | 1/1 | - |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | Top 15 Music Albums of 1989 | 9/15 | 2 |
| 2020 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2019 |  santropez | Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s | 46/54 | 3 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 98/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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The Breathtaking Blue ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/01/2025 14:31 | ThuramThugood | 2,999 | 67/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2023 03:58 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2022 17:16 | Junomoogmello | 885 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2022 21:13 | Fevernova | 3,136 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2020 19:44 | jnfbn | 8,880 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 66.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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Album Rating: 73.90
(739/10)
Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - The Breathtaking Blue
04.04.1989
The first four tracks are surprisingly (very) good but it then falls away fast. It's still worth a listen.
1.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Summer Rain 78
2.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Romeos 83
3.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - She Fades Away 92
4.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - The Mysteries Of Love 78
5.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Ariana 64
6.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Heaven Or Hell 71
7.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - For A Million 75
8.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Middle Of The Riddle 63
9.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Patricia's Park 65
10.Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Anyway 70
Ranked in order of preference:
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - She Fades Away 92
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Romeos 83
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - The Mysteries Of Love 78
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Summer Rain 78
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - For A Million 75
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Heaven Or Hell 71
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Anyway 70
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Patricia's Park 65
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Ariana 64
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Middle Of The Riddle 63
I played this tape endlessly when I bought it over 20 years ago but hadn't listened to it in a long time. I loved their first album but this one didn't quite gel quite the same. Summer Rain and Mysteries of Love are the standout tracks for me. When I saw the vinyl re-issue I didn't rush to buy it. I may pick it up at some point.
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