Hearsay (studio album) by Alexander O'Neal

Hearsay by Alexander O'Neal
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 26,462nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 10 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (337th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,396th)
Award Best albums of all time (26,462nd)
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Hearsay is ranked as the best album by Alexander O'Neal.

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Hearsay track list

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 10 votes)
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04/10/2025 20:35 skrapoel  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,18772/100
 
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10/06/2022 06:28 LosWochos  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 45,45675/100
 
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10/11/2021 22:57 covecove  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,36773/100
 
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03/12/2021 16:20 Jakor  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,64469/100

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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.7.

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65/100
From 09/24/2021 06:39
With 5 top 40 hits, this album still only makes 6/10. A lot of filler. Criticize and Fake the best tracks. The remix album "All mixed up" was way better, with classic house/dance remixes that were so big in the clubs.
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From 02/08/2021 23:57
Very 1980s sound but it doesn't sounded dated. Some fairly famous singles on here. Well produced. Disco / club orientated music for the over 50s.
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