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Afternoons in Utopia by Alphaville
Afternoons in Utopia is an album by Alphaville, released in 1986. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dance with Me”, on 1 list with a best position of #1597.
Afternoons in Utopia, Alphaville's second album, came out on Warner Music in 1986 after sessions that ran from September 1985 to May 1986, and the German synth-pop band spent every one of those months polishing. Marian Gold's soaring, slightly melodramatic voice sits on top, with founder Bernhard Lloyd on keyboards and Ricky Echolette adding guitar and keys, and the whole thing glides along on lush, glassy synthesizers and big, hopeful melodies.
It's romantic, grand and a touch otherworldly, the Münster group's taste for cinema (they took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville) showing in the widescreen sweep. "Dance with Me" was one of their chart hits, and "Universal Daddy" and "Sensations" round out the album's countdown showing. A remastered edition came out on CD and vinyl on 7 May 2021.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Afternoons in Utopia on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance with Me | 1 | #1597 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Universal Daddy | 1 | #426 | – | 1988 | |
| 3 | Sensations | 1 | #1795 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.