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| name = Ammonia Avenue
| type = Album
| artist = [[Thethe Alan Parsons Project]]
| cover = The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 1984
| recorded = Mid 1982 – Late 1983
| venue =
| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios]], London, England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[symphonic rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]}}
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'''''Ammonia Avenue''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by the British [[progressive rock]] band [[Thethe Alan Parsons Project]], released in February 1984 by [[Arista Records]]. The [[Phil Spector]]-influenced "[[Don't Answer Me]]" was the album's lead single, and reached the Top 15 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as the fourth position on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in several countries<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Alan+Parsons+Project&titel=Don't+Answer+Me&cat=s |title = The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me - hitparade.ch |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709173023/https://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Alan+Parsons+Project&titel=Don't+Answer+Me&cat=s |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and represents the last big hit for the Alan Parsons Project. "Prime Time" was a follow-up release that fared well in the Top 40, reaching No. 34. "You Don't Believe" was the first single in November 1983, reaching #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Since the Last Goodbye" was a minor hit.
 
''Ammonia Avenue'' is one of the band's biggest-selling albums, carrying an [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] certification of gold and reaching the Top 10 in a number of countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret%3DThe+Alan+Parsons+Project%26titel%3DAmmonia+Avenue%26cat%3Da |title=Dutchcharts.nl - the Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue |accessdate=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527205331/https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Alan+Parsons+Project&titel=Ammonia+Avenue&cat=a |archivedate=27 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
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===Promotion===
Music videos for "Don't Answer Me" and "Prime Time" were produced in 1984, the former with art and animation by [[Michael William Kaluta|MW Kaluta]]. The latter video is inspired by [[John Collier (fiction writer)|John Collier]]'s story "Evening Primrose" and features two [[mannequins]], a female and a male one, coming to life and falling in love with each other. About halfway through the video, a street sign for "Ammonia Ave." appears - a reference to the album title.
 
==Reissue==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Ammonia Avenue''
!Chart (1984)
!Peak<br />position
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{{albumchart|Austria|5|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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{{albumchart|Canada|29|chartid=6733|rowheader=true|access-date=MaydateJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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{{albumchart|Netherlands|1|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
|-
!scope="row"|European Albums ([[European Top 100 Albums]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1984/M&M-1984-04-16.pdf#page=4|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=April 16, 1984|page=12|access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref>
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{{albumchart|Germany4|1|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|id=79|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=May 28, 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Alan Parsons Project".</ref>▼
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▲!scope="row"|Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=MayJuly 2830, 20222024}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Alan Parsons Project".</ref>
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{{albumchart|Norway|5|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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{{albumchart|New Zealand|8|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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!scope="row"|Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{Cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|year=2005|isbn=84-8048-639-2|location=|pages=}}</ref>
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{{albumchart|Sweden|8|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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{{albumchart|Switzerland|1|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|album=Ammonia Avenue|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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{{albumchart|UKUK2|24|artistdate=Alan Parsons Project19840304|rowheader=true|access-date=MayJuly 1730, 20222024}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=The Alan Parsons Project|rowheader=true|access-date=6July January30, 20222024}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!Chart (2020)
!Peak<br />position
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{{albumchart|UKIndependent|31|date=20200403|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1984 year-end chart performance for ''Ammonia Avenue''
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus/>
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! scope="row"| Austrian Albums ([[Ö3 Austria]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1984|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1984|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums ([[Album Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1984&cat=a|title=JAAROVERZICHTEN - Album 1984|language=nl|website=[[Dutch Charts]]|access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Swiss Albums ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1984/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''[[Billboard'' 200]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y|title=Top Pop Albums of 1984|magazine=Billboard|date=December 31, 1984|access-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231160407/https://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y|archive-date=December 31, 2012}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''Ammonia Avenue''}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Alan Parsons Project|title=Ammonia Avenue|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1984}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Alan Parsons Project|title=Ammonia Avenue|award=Platinum|certyear=1984| relyear=1984}}
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Alan Parsons Project|title=Ammonia Avenue|award=Gold| relyear=1984|certyear=1984}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
 
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==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:The Alan Parsons Project albums]]
[[Category:Concept1980s concept albums]]
[[Category:1984 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Alan Parsons]]
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