Ancient Heart
by Tanita Tikaram

Ancient Heart by Tanita Tikaram
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 5,662nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 89 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (77th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (826th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,662nd)

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Ancient Heart is ranked as the best album by Tanita Tikaram.

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Overall rank: 5,662nd | 1980s rank: 826th | 1988 rank: 77th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 89 votes)
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85/100
 
02/18/2026 11:32 platus  Ratings distribution  5,83274/100
 
55/100
 
11/12/2025 23:45 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
70/100
 
08/22/2025 15:02 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distribution  1,74282/100
 
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05/22/2025 00:21 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
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12/30/2024 17:35 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,86159/100

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75/100
From 08/08/2022 19:16 | #288295
Excellent late eighties album, worth owning the album just for the last track on side one, 'For all Those Years'.
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From 07/12/2018 12:27 | #218104
Good album but like many artists she peaked right at the start of her career and never came close to repeating this sort of quality
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From 09/01/2014 03:55 | #120911
listening to this album, it's hard to believe it was written and sung by a 16-year-old girl. she's definitely got one of my favorite voices.
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