Foot Of The Mountain
by a-ha
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Foot Of The Mountain is ranked 5th 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 1791 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 955.
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Foot Of The Mountain track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Foot Of The Mountain rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 5/23 | 4 |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2025 | henriknaess | Top 52 Music Albums of 2009 | 38/52 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Haveacigar | Top 39 Greatest Music Albums | 22/39 | 35 |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | Top 57 Music Albums of 2009 | 36/57 | 2 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 70 Music Albums of 2009 | 27/70 | 3 |
| 2023 |  RevolverCB72 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2009 | 4/20 | 4 |
| 2023 | RevolverCB72 | a-ha: Best Studio Albums | 4/11 | - |
| 2021 | mlgprounicorn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 72/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 122 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/23/2026 01:17 | iann97 | 2,211 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2025 14:15 | TonySayers61 | 25,849 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 15:19 |  Tamthebam | 23,391 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.8.
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Crumpet 02/03/2018 15:24 | #207069 | TOP COMMENT
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Foot of the Mountain is in the running for my favourite A-ha album of the 2000s, the only one that rivals it at all being the brilliant 'Analogue'.
This little gem of an album starts off with 'Bandstand' which is one of the weaker tracks, but still good nonetheless. Then we get the catchy ballad 'Riding the Crest' followed by 'What There is', again one of the less noteworthy tracks.
Then the album really kicks into gear with the brilliant title track which is one of their best pop singles since the early days. After which we have another really good track titled 'Real Meaning' and continue this run of quality with 'Shadowside', which is one of the best on the album.
Then we have a bit of a drop-off with 'Nothing is Keeping You Here', which is about as good as 'What There is' and 'The Bandstand'. After this we get a sudden jolt back into masterful territory with the best track on the album 'Mother Nature goes to Heaven', a beautiful, lush piece with lyrics as good as it's instrumentation. After this we get 'Sunny Mystery' which is nice followed by 'Start the Simulator', a great way to close the album.
Overall, this album feels like an A-ha album through and through. It's fun, catchy and there are enough great songs to keep you coming back for more. Highly recommend it.
Great Album , great music , Great songs , Great Band is perfect !!
a good album for most bands not so great for a-ha
Pleasant album, nothing special but a little bit above average.
Undeniable genius. So sad it's their last.
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