Scoundrel Days
by a-ha
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Scoundrel Days is ranked 2nd 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 1786 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 942.
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Scoundrel Days track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/12/2025 23:24 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 22:46 |  EyeKanFly | 8,358 | 65/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2025 20:10 | culwin | 1,375 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2025 19:59 | markl73 | 545 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2025 15:45 |  Leonard | 6,461 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.0.
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CaptainPain 02/02/2026 03:28 | #312945
The Norwegian trio's second album did not meet the expectations of dance music fans. After the stunning synthpop debut in 1985, "Take On Me" was sung everywhere and on all continents, and everyone wanted the banquet to continue. The second studio album "Scoundrel Days", each track of which surprised. It turns out that Norwegian musicians are not as simple, naive and lyrical as they seem. It's a pretty grim release. Judge for yourself the most successful single from the album (No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100) is called "Crying Wolf". The success of the first record was a big problem for the Norwegians. The bar turned out to be very high, so they went according to the album title. After walking along the peaks, we decided to look for luck at the bottom. A-Ha just jumped out of the pack and showed that they are a more complex and ambitious band.
Jboy56 10/15/2024 14:01 | #305660
VEry very good bop
This is an album/CD I can still listen to in 2019 and still enjoy from start to finish. Favourites are track 3,7 & 10.
For me there isn't a lot to choose between this album and Hunting High and Low. Both are excellent but quite different albums, I would say this one has a slightly harder less pop edge to it. 'Cry Wolf' and 'Manhatten Skyline' are my top tracks.
A very typical 80s pop album, I don't hear any identity in this music.
Crumpet 01/05/2018 15:47 | #204633
Easily their best album, includes the best song they ever did (Manhattan Skylines) and 8 other great tracks. The only flaw is the boring Maybe Maybe, which is what people who don't like A-ha think A-ha are like, unintelligent pop fluff.
RoundTheBend 04/23/2016 19:48 | #164358
This was really hard for me to listen to.
Graeme2 11/26/2013 19:58 | #94722
Seem to remember this being good and their best. Not heard it in many a year only the stuff on greatest hits which I have on cd. Have this on vinyl must did it out! They are looked on as a.joke band by the cool police who cite the overrated prefab sprout as an 80s highlight and laugh when you mention aha. Btw check john peels online record collection and you will find this amongst the obscurities. Vindication!
demetrios 01/28/2012 06:53 | #36013
The thing about this album is that it was a shock for the people who were expecting a cheerful boyband easy listening experience.
Instead what they got was a dark, melodic, demanding collection of songs. It is one of the best examples of the 80s pop scene, exploring the boundries of experimentation...
Quite simply stunning. Seriously underrated. a-ha: The Beatles of the 80's.
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