How Ace Are Buildings is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997.

The album was re-released in 1998, in cassette and Limited Edition 12" formats.

Whereas the cassette featured the same tracks, the 12" album also included a bonus disc, featuring A remixes and live tracks.

"Number One" features a portion of lyrics taken from Billy Joel's 1978 track "My Life".

The "borrowed" lyrics are: "Cheeky Monkey" features a sample of the actor/comedian John Thomson using the phrase "oh, you cheeky monkey" - this is taken from Thomson's appearance on Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge in character as Joe Beesley, an inept ventriloquist with a puppet monkey.