East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon
by a-ha
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East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon is ranked 7th best out of 20 albums by a-ha on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by a-ha is Hunting High And Low which is ranked number 1794 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 955.
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East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 13 Europe North | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1990 | 45/92 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 99 Music Albums of 1990 | 38/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 87 Music Albums of 1990 | 22/87 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 13 Europe North | 54/100 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 30 Music Albums of 1990 | 25/30 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1990 | 53/100 | - |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 57/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 116 | |||
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East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/06/2026 04:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,241 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2026 19:29 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2026 16:42 | TodFitz | 27,368 | 63/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.5/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.3.
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East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon forum mentions
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Exceptional. A departure from their early formula but also a stunning return to form after their difficult third album.
Crumpet 03/02/2018 13:03 | #209911 | TOP COMMENT
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My favourite of their albums after Scoundrel Days, this album is filled with brilliant songs. The only song I don't particularly like is "The Way We Talk" , but that is only a couple of minutes long, so it isn't really a massive problem. The best track is the low key closer "Seemingly Non-Stop July", a very nice song that really allows you to digest the album that you've just heard. Other than that the title track and "I Call Your Name" are fantastic.
Eastwood 01/20/2015 20:05 | #132057 | TOP COMMENT
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Good new wave/pop rock album. Best 10 songs average is 85,7/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best and full scoring song is well known "Crying in the rain", followed by "I call your name" 90/100 and next "Rolling thunder" 85/100. All other songs in the region of 75-80/100.
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