Reach The Beach (studio album)
by The Fixx

Reach The Beach by The Fixx
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 6,493rd   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 75 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (95th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (956th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,493rd)

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Reach The Beach is ranked as the best album by The Fixx.

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Reach The Beach track list

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Reach The Beach rankings

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Overall rank: 6,493rd | 1980s rank: 956th | 1983 rank: 95th

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Reach The Beach ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 75 votes)
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From 03/22/2023 16:28 | #295302
I like the entire album. It's so good, I'm surprised they didn't continue making great albums.
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From 08/21/2018 02:17 | #219928
Fantastic album! Some bands sophomore albums aren't as good as their first but man oh man is this one excellent. Shuttered Room is quite the album but Reach the Beach is easily one of the best and most underrated of the 80s.
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From 03/18/2018 17:01 | #211198
An outstanding debut album by the Fixx scoring an 81 in my rankings. One thing leads to another is scored as a classic with saved by zero, liner and the title song also scoring high.
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