Reach The Beach
by The Fixx

Album
Reach The Beach by The Fixx
Year: 1983
Release date: 1983-05-15
Overall rank: 6,428th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 76 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (94th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (915th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,428th)

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The Fixx bestography

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

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- This album (6,428th)
Reach The Beach Lower ranked (19,920th) »
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Reach The Beach track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
One Thing Leads To Another
Average Rating: 85 (31 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Sign Of Fire
Average Rating: 81 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Running
Average Rating: 76 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
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Saved By Zero
Average Rating: 81 (23 votes)Comments: View 0
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Opinions
Average Rating: 77 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
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Reach The Beach
Average Rating: 78 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Changing
Average Rating: 74 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Liner
Average Rating: 76 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Privilege
Average Rating: 73 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Outside
Average Rating: 76 (11 votes)Comments: View 0

Reach The Beach rankings

Reach The Beach rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,428th | 1980s rank: 915th | 1983 rank: 94th  Overall chart history
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Reach The Beach ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 76 votes)
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 !		05/03/2026 14:19 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100
 
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 !		11/29/2024 14:34 ExTeaSea  Ratings distribution  5,24983/100

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Reach The Beach forum mentions

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From Romanelli 09/16/2026 18:07 in The Romanelli Music Diary: 17 Greatest Hits
“2447 THE FIXX REACH THE BEACH 1983 – MCA Produced By RUPERT HINE 1. One Thing Leads To Another 2. The Sign Of Fire 3. Running 4. Saved By Zero 5. Opinions 6. Reach The Beach 7. Changing 8. Liner 9. Privilege 10. Outside They’re kind of easy to forget, but seriously…what would pop music have been in…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSea
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by ExTeaSea () 1. by by (1982) 3. by (1980) 4. (1981) 5. by (1981) 6. by by (1981) 8. by (1980) 9. by by (1985) 11. by (1983) 12. by (1987) 13. by (1986) 15. by (1988) 16. (1986) 17. by by (1982) 20. (1982) 21. by by by by by (1981) 27. by…”
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Reach The Beach comments

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From 08/21/2018 02:17 | #219928 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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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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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From 03/22/2023 16:28 | #295302 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I like the entire album. It's so good, I'm surprised they didn't continue making great albums.
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